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• Lorne_Welch abstract "Patrick Palles Lorne Elphinstone Welch, (12 August 1916 — 15 May 1998), known as Lorne Welch, was a British engineer, pilot and Colditz prisoner of war. He was educated at Stowe School and became an engineer and then an engine test flight observer at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough. He also learned to fly gliders at the London Gliding Club. He took up power flying becoming an instructor in 1939. He moved on to multi-engined aircraft and trained pilots on Wellington bombers. In order to improve morale 'Thousand Bomber' raids were organised using every available pilot, including instructors, but Welch was shot down on his fourth raid. He gave himself up at Amsterdam station when the Germans began firing at civilians.He was sent to Stalag Luft III where he assisted in "The Great Escape" by building the ventilation pump for the tunnel through which 76 prisoners escaped. Later Welch also escaped with Walter Morison, during the Delousing Break attempt and planned to steal a German aircraft while wearing fake German uniforms. After two attempts they were re-captured and sent to Colditz. The Colditz Cock glider was already under construction, and Welch performed vital stress calculations. Although the original glider never flew, a replica was successfully flown in February 2000. While at Colditz, entered a competition by the Royal Ocean Racing Club for prisoners of war to design an offshore yacht of 32-35ft waterline length. Via the Red Cross, he submitted detailed drawings and calculations and won the first prize of £50.He was liberated in 1945. He returned to Farnborough to work on rocket motors before becoming chief instructor of the Surrey Gliding Club at Redhill, a test pilot for new aircraft for the British Gliding Association and a British team pilot in four world championships. After the war, he became the first pilot twice to soar a glider across the English Channel: first from Redhill to Brussels in a Weihe, and then made the first crossing in a two-seater glider with Frank Irving. His retirement was spent sailing and working on his boat. He married Ann Douglas, also a pilot and sailor, in 1953. She and their daughters survived him.".
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• Lorne_Welch comment "Patrick Palles Lorne Elphinstone Welch, (12 August 1916 — 15 May 1998), known as Lorne Welch, was a British engineer, pilot and Colditz prisoner of war. He was educated at Stowe School and became an engineer and then an engine test flight observer at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough. He also learned to fly gliders at the London Gliding Club. He took up power flying becoming an instructor in 1939. He moved on to multi-engined aircraft and trained pilots on Wellington bombers.".
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