Paul Brickhill

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Royal Australian Air Force personnel World War II veteran author fighter pilot human non-fiction writer novelist

Paul Brickhill was an Australian author and former WWII fighter pilot best known for writing classic wartime narratives such as "The Dam Busters" and "The Great Escape."

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instanceOf Royal Australian Air Force personnel ⓘ
World War II veteran ⓘ
author ⓘ
fighter pilot ⓘ
human ⓘ
non-fiction writer ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
associatedWith Allied prisoners of war in WWII ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
basedOnExperienceOf his service as a WWII fighter pilot ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Australia ⓘ
fieldOfWork biographical writing ⓘ
military non-fiction ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre military history ⓘ
war literature ⓘ
influenced popular understanding of WWII air operations ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
nationality Australian ⓘ
notableFor depicting Allied operations in World War II ⓘ
writing classic wartime narratives ⓘ
notableWork Reach for the Sky ⓘ
The Dam Busters (book) ⓘ
surface form: The Dam Busters

The Great Escape ⓘ
notedFor meticulous research in wartime narratives ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
fighter pilot ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
subjectOf film adaptations of his books ⓘ
workAdaptedInto film Reach for the Sky ⓘ
surface form: Reach for the Sky (1956 film)

The Dam Busters (1955 film) ⓘ
The Great Escape ⓘ
surface form: The Great Escape (1963 film)
wrote Escape to Danger ⓘ
Reach for the Sky ⓘ
The Dam Busters (book) ⓘ
surface form: The Dam Busters

The Great Escape ⓘ
wroteAbout Allied POW escape attempts ⓘ
Operation Chastise ⓘ
Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ
surface form: RAF Bomber Command

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The Dam Busters (1955 film) → basedOnAuthor → Paul Brickhill ⓘ
The Great Escape → authorOfSourceWork → Paul Brickhill ⓘ
The Dam Busters (book) → author → Paul Brickhill ⓘ
subject surface form: The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters (book) → writtenBy → Paul Brickhill ⓘ
subject surface form: The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters (book) → workOf → Paul Brickhill ⓘ
subject surface form: The Dam Busters