THE BELGIAN RAF PILOT WHO DEFIED THE GESTAPO: The Fearless Baron de Selys Longchamps

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Explores Jean de Selys Longchamps' daring 1943 Gestapo headquarters raid in a myth-dispelling biography. While the story of this audacious raid has captivated audiences worldwide, it has also been mired in a myriad of exaggerated tales and obscured by myths. This biography uses an array of sources from the de Selys Longchamps family's private archives, including the pilot's flying logbook, personal journals, correspondence, and photo albums. Augmented by previously unreleased archives, testimonials from fellow pilots and family members, and an exhaustive bibliography. Contains 300 mono illustrations.