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Article: The strange war of a man named Smith.
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- Esprit de Corps
- Article date:
- December 1, 2003
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Bomber pilot, first POW, first to hit a home run and escape. He served in the Battle of Britain, North Africa and as commander of Two Group, 2nd Tactical Air Force. Along the way, Air Chief Marshal Sir Basil Embry became a man named Smith.
The year 1943 was not a good one for underground movements in France. The Comet Line, which had liberated 1,000 Allied airmen, was infiltrated by Prosper Desitter. Comet Line leader Frederic de Jongh and 215 others were shot, and Dedee, de Jongh's young daughter who had personally made 39 trips over the Pyrenees with evaders, spent the rest of the war in a concentration camp. The O'Leary Line, which had provided escape for some ...