WW2 STALAG LUFT 1 POW NOT AS BRIEFED German Prisoner Of War Ross Greening 1945
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:25143406 | Modified Item: No |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Conflict: WW II (1939-45) |
WW2 STALAG LUFT 1 POW
"NOT AS BRIEFED"
German Prisoner Of War
by Ross Greening ****SPECIFICS****
The book is in great shape as seen in photos and was personally signed by Ross Greening who was a prisoner in the camp.This belonged to our Dad who was in the 14th Squadron of the 7th Photo Recon Group based at Mt Farm, Oxfordshire, UK. His final mission took place on September 5, 1944 and his bomb damage assessment targets were... Stuttgart, Ludwigshaven and Karlsruhe. The sortie number was 7/3165. He was attacked by two ME-262s near Stuttgart and was forced to bail out near Feurbach after his A/C suffered serious damage. He was a POW at Stalag Luft I (Barth) and was repatriated at the end of the war.
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Undated, ca. 1945 - 1955 based on the Publisher and the books cover. 10 3/4" x 13 1/2 inches landscape format, 50 well captioned , colored art plates, vinyl/ Leather covers with a ring-binder format inside.
Excellent condition.
Stated as a limited edition, but no details / date given~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here is a brief history of the author:
Colonel Ross Greening
On April 18, 1942, then Captain Greening, piloting the Hari Kari-er, a B-25B Mitchell medium bomber, launched from the United States Navy's aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), in the Doolittle Raid of Japan. He led a flight of three aircraft to bomb oil refineries, docks, warehouses and industrial areas of Yokohama. He and his crew survived the raid, reaching China in the area northeast of Quzhou before they ran out of gas and had to abandoned their aircraft.[3] After the Doolittle raid, he went back to the war.After he returned from China, Greening trained in the Martin B-26 Marauder. He was assigned to a base in North Africa, and flew 27 missions before being shot down over Italy on July 17, 1943 and taken prisoner.[2] He escaped and evaded capture until early 1944, after which he was held at the Stalag Luft I POW camp for the duration of the war.
CONDITION:
In extremely good condition. Please see all pictures as they are part of the description
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THANKS FOR LOOKINGROBIN
"NOT AS BRIEFED"
German Prisoner Of War
by Ross Greening ****SPECIFICS****
The book is in great shape as seen in photos and was personally signed by Ross Greening who was a prisoner in the camp.This belonged to our Dad who was in the 14th Squadron of the 7th Photo Recon Group based at Mt Farm, Oxfordshire, UK. His final mission took place on September 5, 1944 and his bomb damage assessment targets were... Stuttgart, Ludwigshaven and Karlsruhe. The sortie number was 7/3165. He was attacked by two ME-262s near Stuttgart and was forced to bail out near Feurbach after his A/C suffered serious damage. He was a POW at Stalag Luft I (Barth) and was repatriated at the end of the war.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Undated, ca. 1945 - 1955 based on the Publisher and the books cover. 10 3/4" x 13 1/2 inches landscape format, 50 well captioned , colored art plates, vinyl/ Leather covers with a ring-binder format inside.
Excellent condition.
Stated as a limited edition, but no details / date given~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here is a brief history of the author:
Colonel Ross Greening
On April 18, 1942, then Captain Greening, piloting the Hari Kari-er, a B-25B Mitchell medium bomber, launched from the United States Navy's aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8), in the Doolittle Raid of Japan. He led a flight of three aircraft to bomb oil refineries, docks, warehouses and industrial areas of Yokohama. He and his crew survived the raid, reaching China in the area northeast of Quzhou before they ran out of gas and had to abandoned their aircraft.[3] After the Doolittle raid, he went back to the war.After he returned from China, Greening trained in the Martin B-26 Marauder. He was assigned to a base in North Africa, and flew 27 missions before being shot down over Italy on July 17, 1943 and taken prisoner.[2] He escaped and evaded capture until early 1944, after which he was held at the Stalag Luft I POW camp for the duration of the war.
CONDITION:
In extremely good condition. Please see all pictures as they are part of the description
UNITED STATES SHIPPING:$8.95 PRIORITY
PAYMENT METHOD:PAYPAL
TAXES:EBAY CHARGES SALES TAX ON ORDERS FOR SOME STATES.I DON'T CHARGE OR COLLECT TAX BUT EBAY DOES AUTOMATICALLY WHEN YOU PLACE AN ORDER. TAX MONEY NEVER PASSES THROUGH MY ACCOUNT BUT IS ADDED TO YOUR ORDER AND RETAINED BY EBAY
AT THE END OF THE SALE:I'LL SEND A INVOICE WITHIN 2-3 HOURS OF THE END OF THE SALE AND I EXPECT PAYMENT WITHIN 3 DAYS. IF YOU NEED MORE TIME LET ME KNOW. IF I DON'T RECEIVE PAYMENT WITHIN 3 DAYS ILL START A NON-PAYING BIDDER ACTION ON THE 4TH DAY
RETURN POLICY:MOST OF MY ITEMS HAVE A 30 DAY RETURN POLICY AND THE BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RETURN SHIPPING. IF SOMETHING IS LISTED "AS IS" THERE WILL BE NO RETURN
THANKS FOR LOOKINGROBIN
