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Old 5th July 2022, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Susan Foreman View Post
Interesting fact of the day:

Carry On actor Peter Butterworth was a POW during WW2 and he was interned in Stalag Luft 111. This was the place where both the great escape and the wooden horse took place. He played a part in both escape attempts.
Due to his 'look' he also wasn't deemed realistic enough as a prisoner to actually win a part in either filmed adaptations of The Great Escape or The Wooden Horse.

Ridiculous but true.

I didn't have to look this up either as i read an article on his war exploits in Yours Retro magazine a while back.
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