Jens Muller was born in Shanghai, China in November 1917. The son of a Norwegian engineer and a British actress, the young Muller had a pilot’s licence by the time he was 18 and was studying in Zurich when war was declared. After the occupation of Norway he made his way to Great Britain and enlisted in the RAF, becoming an officer by 1942. On 19th June 1942 he was shot down by a Focke-Wulf FW190 and after spending 66 hours afloat in a dinghy was captured by the Germans.
Transferred to Stalag Luft III, Muller contributed to the ‘Great Escape’ by making an air pump for ventilation of the tunnel and he was amongst the 74 who escaped the camp. In the accompaniment of Per Bergsland they made their way to Stettin in Germany (now Poland) from where they caught a ship to neutral Sweden, becoming two of just three who successfully escaped from occupied Europe.
Features:
- Rotatable Propeller(s)/Rotor(s)
- Optional Undercarriage Down
- Detailed Crew Figure(s)
Specs:
- Scale: 1/72
- Wingspan: 155mm
- Era: WWII