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Archie Ives

Archie Ives in 1943.

Archie Ives (1910 - 4 July 1943) was a Scottish pilot during World War II.

Biography[]

Archibald Ives was born in Iverness, Scotland in 1910. In his younger days he was a jockey due to his short lenght. In 1930, he joined the Royal Air Force. He has captured in 1941, and sent to POW camp in Germany.

In 1943, Ives with the others arrived Stalag Luft III, where he met Virgil Hilts. Ives had an intense desire to escape, leading him to the precipice of paranoia. He was killed in 4 July during the Americans POW celebration of the American Revolution, while he was trying to escape.

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