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- Phil_Lamason abstract "Phillip (Phil) John Lamason DFC & Bar (15 September 1918 – 19 May 2012) was a pilot in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during the Second World War, who rose to prominence as the senior officer in charge of 168 Allied airmen taken to Buchenwald concentration camp, Germany, in August 1944. Raised in Napier, he joined the RNZAF in September 1940, and by April 1942 was a pilot officer serving with the Royal Air Force in Europe.On 8 June 1944, Lamason was in command of a Lancaster heavy bomber that was shot down during a raid on railway marshalling yards near Paris. Bailing out, he was picked up by members of the French Resistance and hidden at various locations for seven weeks. While attempting to reach Spain along the Comet line, Lamason was double-crossed by a traitor within the Resistance and handed over to the Gestapo. After interrogation, he was taken to Fresnes prison. Classified as a "Terrorflieger" (terror flier), he was not accorded prisoner-of-war (POW) status, but instead treated as a criminal and spy. By 15 August 1944, Lamason was senior officer of a group of 168 captured Allied airmen who were taken by train to Buchenwald concentration camp, arriving there five days later.At Buchenwald, the airmen were fully shaved, starved, denied shoes, and for three weeks forced to sleep outside without shelter in one of the sub-camps known as "Little Camp". As senior officer, Lamason took control and instilled a level of military discipline and bearing. For several weeks Lamason negotiated with the camp authorities to have the airmen transferred to a POW camp, but his requests were denied. At great risk, Lamason secretly got word to the Luftwaffe of the Allied airmen's captivity and, seven days before their scheduled execution, 156 of the 168 prisoners were transferred to Stalag Luft III. Most of the airmen credit their survival at Buchenwald to the leadership and determination of Lamason. After the war, he moved to Dannevirke and became a farmer until his retirement. During the 1980s and 1990s, he was a regular speaker at KLB Club and POW reunions.".
- Phil_Lamason award Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- Phil_Lamason award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Phil_Lamason battle World_War_II.
- Phil_Lamason birthDate "1918-09-15".
- Phil_Lamason birthPlace Napier,_New_Zealand.
- Phil_Lamason birthPlace New_Zealand.
- Phil_Lamason birthYear "1918".
- Phil_Lamason deathDate "2012-05-19".
- Phil_Lamason deathPlace Dannevirke.
- Phil_Lamason deathPlace New_Zealand.
- Phil_Lamason deathYear "2012".
- Phil_Lamason militaryUnit No._15_Squadron_RAF.
- Phil_Lamason militaryUnit No._218_Squadron_RAF.
- Phil_Lamason occupation Farmer.
- Phil_Lamason occupation Stock_transfer_agent.
- Phil_Lamason serviceEndYear "1945".
- Phil_Lamason serviceStartYear "1940".
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- Phil_Lamason awards Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
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- Phil_Lamason battles World_War_II.
- Phil_Lamason birthDate "1918-09-15".
- Phil_Lamason birthPlace "Napier, New Zealand".
- Phil_Lamason caption "Squadron Leader Phil Lamason c. 1942".
- Phil_Lamason dateOfBirth "1918-09-15".
- Phil_Lamason dateOfDeath "2012-05-19".
- Phil_Lamason deathDate "2012-05-19".
- Phil_Lamason deathPlace "Dannevirke, New Zealand".
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- Phil_Lamason laterwork Stock_transfer_agent.
- Phil_Lamason laterwork "Farmer".
- Phil_Lamason name "Lamason, Phil".
- Phil_Lamason name "Phillip Lamason".
- Phil_Lamason placeOfBirth Napier,_New_Zealand.
- Phil_Lamason placeOfBirth New_Zealand.
- Phil_Lamason placeOfDeath "Dannevirke, New Zealand".
- Phil_Lamason rank Squadron_leader.
- Phil_Lamason serviceyears "1940".
- Phil_Lamason shortDescription "World War II pilot from New Zealand, Buchenwald concentration camp survivor".
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- Phil_Lamason unit No._218_Squadron_RAF.
- Phil_Lamason description "World War II pilot from New Zealand, Buchenwald concentration camp survivor".
- Phil_Lamason description "World War II pilot from New Zealand, Buchenwald concentration camp survivor".
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