▁pilot ▁with ▁ 2 2 ▁cred ited ▁" k ills " ▁before ▁being ▁down ed ▁over ▁France , ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁As ▁a ▁P OW , ▁he ▁has ▁such ▁determ ination ▁to ▁escape ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁eventually ▁sent ▁to ▁Cold itz ▁Castle ▁for ▁rec id iv ist ▁escape es . ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁Bo eing ▁P - 1 2 C , ▁ 3 1 - 1 6 4 , ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁P urs uit ▁Squadron , ▁Self ridge ▁Field , ▁Michigan , ▁has ▁m ida ir ▁collision ▁with ▁Cons olid ated ▁P T - 3 A , ▁ 2 9 – 1 1 5 , ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁unit , ▁▁ 2 ▁miles ▁W ▁of ▁New ▁Baltimore , ▁Michigan , ▁this ▁date . ▁Lawrence ▁W . ▁Ko ons ▁in ▁the ▁P - 1 2 ▁and ▁Charles ▁M . ▁Wilson ▁in ▁the ▁P T - 3 ▁are ▁both ▁K WF . ▁The ▁tra iner ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁assigned ▁at ▁Wright ▁Field , ▁Ohio , ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁X PT - 8 A , ▁project ▁number ▁' P - 5 6 4 ', ▁converted ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 2 0 ▁h . p . ▁Pack ard ▁DR - 9 8 0 ▁dies el ▁engine , ▁but ▁was ▁restored ▁to ▁P T - 3 A ▁configuration . ▁▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁Great ▁L akes ▁T G - 1 , ▁Bu No ▁A - 8 4 6 9 , ▁of ▁V