1 9 9 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁P OW ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁P OW ▁camp ▁St al ag ▁Luft ▁III ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁three ▁men ▁to ▁escape ▁to ▁freedom ▁in ▁the ▁" Gre at ▁Es cape ". ▁ ▁Sports ▁career ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Ber gs land ▁competed ▁in ▁or iente ering , ▁representing ▁the ▁club ▁IL ▁Hem ing . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁he ▁placed ▁second ▁at ▁the ▁individual ▁Norwegian ▁championship ▁in ▁or iente ering ▁held ▁at ▁Mod um . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B æ rum , ▁but ▁res ided ▁at ▁U ll ern å sen . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Per ▁Ber gs land ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁instruct or ▁at ▁flight ▁school ▁in ▁Canada ▁before ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁R AF ▁Fer ry ▁Command , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁fly ▁with ▁a ▁combat ▁unit . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁No . ▁ 3 3 2 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁station ed ▁at ▁North ▁We ald ▁air field , ▁Ber gs land ' s ▁Super marine ▁Sp it fire ▁M k . V b , ▁( serial ▁no ▁AB 2 6 9 , ▁c oded ▁A H : D ) ▁was ▁shot ▁down ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁F ock e - W ulf ▁F w ▁ 1 9 0 ▁during ▁the ▁Die ppe ▁Ra id ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁After ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁the ▁P OW ▁camp , ▁he ▁gave ▁his ▁name ▁as ▁" Peter ▁Rock land