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The link between a Caithness bog and The Great Escape- and the two men who uncovered it 30/07/2021, 6:00 am
Norwegian WW2 pilot Jens Müller, who crashed his Hurricane into a Caithness bog during training, and less than three years later became one of only three POWs to escape from Stalg Luft II successfully
On August 27 1941, sixteen Hurricane pilots from 331 Squadron were training in the skies above Caithness.
They were practising flying in V formation, but as they attempted a 180 degree turn to the right, something went badly wrong.
Two aircraft collided, one went headfirst into the peat and burst into flames, while the other managed to limp back to base at RAF Castletown.
Dunnet artist s TEXTile garments inspired by wartime tablecloth and the coronavirus By Gordon Calder Published: 16:00, 07 March 2021
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A CAITHNESS artist is creating two unique garments which have been inspired by the coronavirus and a wartime tablecloth which became a poignant memento of servicemen in World War II.
Joanne B. Kaar, who is one of the Lyth Arts Centre artists in residence, is to hand stitch the names of carers from across the county onto a care-worker s uniform. A second garment will feature the names of anyone in Caithness community who has felt increasingly isolated throughout the pandemic. The items will feature in her new TEXTiles project.
Coast theme for Thurso Camera Club s first competition of the year By Alan Hendry Published: 07:28, 13 February 2021
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Beacon of Hope, by Margaret Reid.
Thurso Camera Club s first competition of 2021 featured coastal scenes ranging from weather to wildlife and from surfing to sea-stacks.
Zoom allowed the club to draw upon the skills of accredited judge Steve Kirkby, an experienced photographer based in Hampshire, for its meeting on February 1.
There were 38 submissions on the theme of The Coast, and Steve gave constructive comments on each individual entry which consolidated the general advice he had given at the outset.