Mr. Speaker, the National Air Force Museum at CFB Trenton enjoys a national reputation as housing the largest number of aircraft and the most skilled team of restoration volunteers of any military museum in our country.
The museum recently added a new exhibit to document the famous Great Escape from Germany's Stalag Luft III prison camp during World War II. Of the 76 men who escaped through an elaborate tunnel, nine were Canadians. Of those nine, six were among the fifty executed to dissuade future escape attempts.
This is an incredible example of bravery, ingenuity and collaboration and is exactly what legends and heroes are made from.
I was lucky enough to meet Albert Wallace, Fred Stephens, and John Harris, all former Stalag Luft III POWs, at a recent opening of this exhibit. I am truly honoured for their valiant accomplishments and for being proud Canadians.