Walter,
Three observations on your #8844/45:
... it's amazing how our paths crossed, starting with No. 8 ITW..
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You've probably told me this before, (but I plead "Short Term Memory Loss"!): what dates ? And were you by any chance a resident of the Trebarwith Annexe ?
... the infamous interrogation centre known as Dulag Luft...
The reference here is to the notorious "Doolally Tap": Deolali was a transit camp near Bombay, often troops immured there were said to go bonkers from a mixture of heat, boredom and sunstroke, the word went into general use out there as "going Doolally".
... Incidentally, the rest of my Squadron mates finished their tour of operations, and were back in England in time for Christmas 1943...
Here I am one with Chugalug and ian16th in their following Posts: the war still has 18 months to go, plenty of chances to get KIA. Whereas, if you behaved yourself in captivity, it would really be a case of "for you, Walter, ze war eez over". But I suspect that that may be a large 'if' !
Danny.