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

U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Robert “Bob” Wolff, fourth right, and his crew pose for a photo by a B-17 Flying Fortress training aircraft in the United States June 1, 1943. Wolff was a B-17 pilot with the 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts, England, and along with his crew, was kept as a prisoner-of-war at Stalag Luft III, Germany, for approximately 18 months. (Photo courtesy of Bob Wolff and 100th Bomb Group Foundation website)

PHOTO BY: Courtesy of Bob Wolff and 100th Bomb Group Foundation website
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