Winged Boot: Escape and Evasion in World War II
DAYTON, Ohio - This camera is one of 12 purchased by MIS-X to be sent covertly to German POWs to take photographs for false identification cards. Capt. John Bennett, a POW at Stalag Luft III in Sagan, Poland, received this particular camera in early 1944. This item is on display in the "Winged Boot: Escape and Evasion in World War II" exhibit in the World War II Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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