Interview with Charles Henry Clarke. Title Interview with Charles Henry Clarke. His aircraft was shot down on his 18th operation and he became a prisoner of war. He talks about some of the men who took part in the escape and what happened to them.
As the Russians were advancing the camp, he was evacuated and he gives an account of what became known as the Long March.
Creator Tom Ozel. Date Temporal Coverage Spatial Coverage Great Britain. Coverage Royal Air Force. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command. Language eng. Type Sound. Format audio recording. Conforms To Pending review. Contributor Christine Kavanagh.
Maureen Clarke. Identifier AClarkeCH Transcription TO: Right, er, good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, whatever the case may be. Could you tell me a little bit about where you were born and where you grew up? TO: OK. We were billeted in flats, in my case Hall Road, about six of us in an ordinary bedroom in this flat.
We were only there for a couple of weeks whilst were given elementary drill and, at the time, even corporals and LACs were like gods. We were kicked around. I think I had three haircuts in about two or three days until the corporal was satisfied that my hair was short enough.
