The One That Got Away (WW2 German flying ace Franz von Werra)

Title Page: The One That Got Away ......Page 7
Acknowledgements ......Page 9
Note to 2nd edition. ......Page 10
Contents ......Page 11
List of Illustrations ......Page 13
List of Maps ......Page 14
1. A German Fighter Ace is Captured ......Page 15
2. Interrogation in the London \"Cage\" ......Page 27
PLATE facing page 32: Franz von Werra ......Page 35
PLATE facing page 33: von Werra\'s crashed aircraft ......Page 36
3. The Significance of Simba ......Page 43
4. \"The Greatest Fighter Exploit of the War\" ......Page 61
PLATES facing page 64: Von Werra gives his Autograph / The London Cage ......Page 69
PLATE facing page 65: \"Who will look after your lion cub now?\" ......Page 70
5. Walls Have Ears ......Page 74
6. Escape in the Lake District ......Page 85
MAP: Scene of von Werra\'s first escape ......Page 99
7. Mystery On Hesk Fell ......Page 102
PLATES facing page 96: Grizedale Hall / \"There was a piano, and some played chess. . .\" ......Page 103
PLATE facing page 97: Within ten days--a plan for a solo escape ......Page 104
MAP: Route of von Werra\'s first escape ......Page 105
8. The Tunnel ......Page 121
MAP: The Hayes ......Page 123
PLATES facing page 128: Escape during a route march ......Page 137
PLATE facing page 129: \"He crouched down waiting for the bullet\" ......Page 138
9. Von Werra Gets Out Again ......Page 145
10. The C.I.D. Interviews Captain Van Lott ......Page 155
MAP: Camp 13 Swanwick and surrounding cities ......Page 157
PLATE facing page 160: Recapture on Hesk Fell ......Page 171
PLATE facing page 161: Mr. Sam Eaton, booking clerk at Codnor Park ......Page 172
11. The Duty Officer turns on the Heat ......Page 182
12. Flight Cancelled ......Page 197
PLATES facing page 192: \"Dutch pilot\" Von Werra\'s signature in the Rolls-Royce visitors\' book / Senior British officers at Hucknall ......Page 205
PLATES facing page 193: Von Werra leaps from the train / Where von Werra crossed the St Lawrence ......Page 206
13. Mr. Spittle and Mr. Winks ......Page 213
14. Prisoners in Transit ......Page 219
15. Third Time Lucky ......Page 227
MAP: Route through Canada to USA ......Page 233
PLATE facing page 224: \"Wading knee-deep through the snow\" ......Page 239
PLATE facing page 225: \"Rudderless, oarless, the boat floated away\" ......Page 240
16. Patrolman Delduchetto arrests a Tramp ......Page 243
17. A Borderline Case ......Page 257
18. The Last Escape ......Page 267
PLATES facing page 256: Arrival in New York with frostbitten ears / Von Werra sends a picture postcard ......Page 273
PLATES facing page 257: Von Werra\'s wedding / On the Russian front--the last photograph ......Page 274
MAP: von Werra\'s Round Trip ......Page 275
19. Return of a Hero ......Page 283
Appendix I ......Page 293
Appendix II ......Page 298