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Flight Lieutenant Anthony Noel "Tony" Snell (19 March 1922 – 4 August 2013), was a British RAF pilot during World War II. He flew in the North African campaign in 1942 and was shot down during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Initially captured by the Germans he escaped from a firing squad but was recaptured. He again escaped German captivity whilst in Italy and became one of the very few men to bes awarded the DSO exclusively for escaping from the enemy.

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  • Tony Snell (RAF officer)
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  • Flight Lieutenant Anthony Noel "Tony" Snell (19 March 1922 – 4 August 2013), was a British RAF pilot during World War II. He flew in the North African campaign in 1942 and was shot down during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Initially captured by the Germans he escaped from a firing squad but was recaptured. He again escaped German captivity whilst in Italy and became one of the very few men to bes awarded the DSO exclusively for escaping from the enemy.
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  • 1922-03-19(xsd:date)
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  • Tony
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  • Anthony Noel Snell
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  • Tunbridge Wells, England
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  • 2013-08-04(xsd:date)
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  • United Kingdom
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  • 119146(xsd:integer)
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  • Flight Lieutenant Anthony Noel "Tony" Snell (19 March 1922 – 4 August 2013), was a British RAF pilot during World War II. He flew in the North African campaign in 1942 and was shot down during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Initially captured by the Germans he escaped from a firing squad but was recaptured. He again escaped German captivity whilst in Italy and became one of the very few men to bes awarded the DSO exclusively for escaping from the enemy.
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