Tale of courage as enemy attack causes 100th BG pilot to become POW at Stalag Luft III

Pansies grown and picked at the Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp in Germany in 1945, at the end of World War II, have been pressed, dried and kept for more than 75 years by Capt. (ret.) Robert “Bob” Wolff, a former B-17 Flying Fortress pilot, 100th Bomb Group and World War II veteran. Wolff planted the flowers as a way to improve the living environment of the prisoners of war. (Photo courtesy of Bob Wolff and Nancy Phelps)

PHOTO BY: Photo courtesy of Bob Wolff and Nancy Phelps
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iPhone 6s

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iPhone 6s back camera 4.15mm f/2.2

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11/5

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1/30

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40

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