REMARKABLE ESCAPE
SHOT DOWN IN DESERT (United Press assii. —Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Nov. 27 The remarkable rescue of an Australian flying-officer who had been shot down in the desert is told by a correspondent. The Australian was captured by German soldiers who drove up in an English truck which they had taken, and he was ordered to direct them to Sidi Omar. The Australian consented, but instead he led the Germans many miles further south. They drove on until they reached the frontier, and then the Germans became suspicious. Suddenly two German trucks appeared. The Australian’s hopes of escape faded. The Germans were delighted and drove straight toward the other trucks, only to find them full of New Zealanders, who seized the Germans. The New Zealanders had captured the trucks in the earlier fighting.
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Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21590, 28 November 1941, Page 5
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