About this episode

The episode discusses the life of Ian Cross, his family history, and his experiences during World War II, including his involvement in the Great Escape.

RAF Historian, Dai Lawrence, from 'Tales of the Air' , joined us to tell us about the life of Ian Cross, his illustrious family history, and who overcame a sickly childhood to join the RAF, being shot down during the Kriegsmarine's 'Channel Dash', and getting involved in dispersal for the Great Escape. For You The War Is Over is a podcast, hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, which looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War. If you would like to follow us on Twitter we can be found  @FYTWIO  we can also be found on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/FYTWIO/  or if you would prefer to send a more long form message we can also be reached via email at FYTWIOpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Robertson, Tony Hoskins

Guest: Dai Lawrence

Topics covered

• RAF history
• Prisoner-of-War escapes
• World War II
• military history
• personal stories

Keywords

• Ian Cross
• Dai Lawrence
• RAF
• Great Escape
• World War II
• Prisoner-of-War
• Channel Dash
• military history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RAF, Tales of the Air, Kriegsmarine, For You The War Is Over

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