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Burt Leslie

Burt Leslie

Leslie George Bull was a British Vickers Wellington bomber pilot during the Second World War who participated in the "Great Escape" from Stalag Luft III.

Lived
1916–1944
Nationality
British
Language
English

Leslie George Bull, who went by the nicknames Johnny, Les, and Lester, was a British pilot during the Second World War. He flew Vickers Wellington bombers before being captured by enemy forces and held as a prisoner of war.

During his captivity, Bull participated in the famous "Great Escape" from the Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp in March 1944. Although he successfully broke out of the camp alongside other prisoners, he was subsequently recaptured and executed by the Gestapo on March 29, 1944.