Tomorrow night (Anzac Day Night) the ABC is repeating "The Real Great Escape" 21:33 to 22:03.
It’s one of cinema’s memorable moments: American Steve McQueen powering a motorcycle through paddocks and hurtling over fences after breaking out of a German POW camp.
Small problem…
Among the 76 Allied airmen who escaped via the ingeniously built tunnels under Stalag Luft III, there was not one American. There were, however, six Australians.
http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2016/s4656967.htm
If you are interested in the story I can recommend "A True Story of the Great Escape" by Louise Williams
https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse...-9781743313893
A good read ...