London auction offers medals and flying gear of RAF hero who was part of Great Escape plot

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s Medals and Militaria Auction on September 17 features a collection of items from Squadron Leader Peter Cairns, who took part in the Great Escape breakout plot during the Second World War.

Offered as a single lot, it includes Cairns’ log book, a letter written home from the Stalagluft 3 p…

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