Warrant Officer Claude Weaver

For You The War Is Over · Oct 30, 2026 · 30m

A Spitfire pilot from Oklahoma, USA, Claude Weaver had only just turned 19 when he was shot down over Sicily in 1942, he escaped from the horrendous Campo 21 at Chieti shortly after the Germans had taken control of the camp.

For You The War Is Over is a podcast, hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, which looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War.

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