Polish Poland Wooden Horse POW Royal Air Forces Escaping Society FDC

STB046 A vintage original Polish 1970s Royal Air Forces Escaping Society First Day Cover specially flown with full details of its military flight from circa 50+ years ago on front and further commemorative hallmarks on reverse (see image 2) in truly outstanding condition (ex).  Please see all our other Royal Air Forces Escaping Society & military covers available at our store.

"Colquhoun ended up in a POW camp Stalag Luft III in Sagan, Poland. 

It was in this camp that the famous “Wooden Horse” escape plan took place. To stage this escape from the camp, the prisoners used plywood from Red Cross crates to build a gymnastics horse that was put out on top of the tunnel being dug in the prison yard each day.

One or two prisoners would be hidden in the horse; they would continue digging until time to remove thehorse for the day.  They would cover the ground where they had been digging; others would remove the loose dirt from the excavation and stuff it into bags hidden under their clothes, secretly dispersing it whenever and wherever they could."