208634 Sqd.Ldr. Peter S.Q. "Andy" Andersen Royal Air Force My father, Squadron Leader Peter S.Q.Andersen (often known as Andy), was a prisoner no 46 (I believe) in Stalag Luft III. His plane exploded over Northern Holland and all his crew were killed: it seems the explosion
separated the cockpit in which he sat from the rest of the plane. He was
rescued by the Dutch but had to be handed over to the Germans eventually
because he was badly burned. He was in Stalag Luft III for the duration of
the war. I was born in June 1942 but my mother died in childbirth. For
various reasons I have only recently started to look into his war experiences. He became a test pilot after the war and was killed in 1951, in Texas, while seconded to the USAF and flying a F89C Northrop Scorpion (which I have learned were notorious for its wings folding up!). Any info about him would be very gratefully received.
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