Just got home from bull creek aviation museum in Perth Western Australia and purchased a copy of Silk and barbed wire. Twenty odd years ago I had in my possession a binder A4 book I think called They Flew, They Fell, They Survived from a gentleman that used to call at our farm on business. This book has his story in it also (Peter Thomson) I have since lost the original but excited to get another book that has his story in it. Copies can be purchased here Sage Pages . Unfortunately as it is copyright I won't be able to reproduce the stories on this forum. There are other titles to be purchased here also of bomber command and POWs.
Silk and barbed wire
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This book does have excerpts out of they flew they fell they survived. A good read. All reproduced in the style of the various contributors. Some are short and to the point and others are very indepth to the pow experience. I like the story when upon being released he nicked a mustang, cleaned out the long range tank, filled it with beer and flew it to altitude to chill it and brought it back for other POWs 
