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End of another WW2 epic story as the last of the great escape chaps escapes his mortal coil. RIP
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-47540103
And of the 1963 Film
"Mr Lyon said.....the Hollywood portrayal of the escape bid, which starred Steve McQueen and a motorcycle, as "absolute rubbish".
He said: "Not one American took part in it, and as for the motorbike, it never existed."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-47540103
And of the 1963 Film
"Mr Lyon said.....the Hollywood portrayal of the escape bid, which starred Steve McQueen and a motorcycle, as "absolute rubbish".
He said: "Not one American took part in it, and as for the motorbike, it never existed."