Les Long, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Les Long

Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1915

Place of Birth: Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 12-Apr-1944

Profession: aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Les Long

  • James Leslie Robert Long (21 February 1915 – 12 April 1944), known as Cookie, was a British Vickers Wellington bomber pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War.
  • He took part in the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III in March 1944, but was one of the men re-captured and subsequently murdered by the Gestapo.

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