During lockdown in 2019 Alistair Price dug through boxes left by his father Kenneth which revealed a previously unknown history and led to him writing about his father’s experiences, including his involvement in the Great Escape from Stalag Luft 111.
Alistair’s father, Kenneth, enlisted in the RAF in 1938 aged 20 and trained at Ansty near Coventry as a navigator. From 1940 he was in Bomber Command and flew an amazing 58 trips before being shot down in July 1943.
Kenneth was sent to prison camp in Poland at Stalag Luft 111 and his son found a complete set of his correspondence home, including the official telegrams to his parents, as well as photos with fellow prisoners, and copies of camp newsletters, bringing home to him the privations of war throughout bitterly cold winters.
He had assisted with the “Great Escape” and was number 182 on the escape list through the tunnel, finally returning home in 1945.
Copies of Alistair’s book “Kenneth George Price, DFC and Bar” can be bought via Amazon. President Keith Talbot presented Alistair with a donation from the club for the RAF Benevolent Fund.
