A Collection of Ephemera and Items Relating to Prisoner of War Escaper Warrant Officer (1231507) WO Class 1 Peter Nevines, including Pilot's log book covering his flying career and operations, two original RAF Pilot wings, a pair of fur backed leather flying gloves, a Humane Society Scroll, Membership Card for the Caterpillar Club to Sgt P Nevines, a bound yearbook from his training in the USA, three original photographs, including one group shot of POWS, newspaper articles detailing his capture and escape, RAFVR Identity Card; also, a letter dated 16th August 1957 concerning a Mr Julian Zielinski who provided assistance to Nevines during his escape. Footnote: - Peter Nevines was a native of Horsforth. Aged 17, he was awarded a Royal Humane Society Vellum for attempting to rescue a drowning child from Whittakers Quarry at Hunger Hills in Horsforth. The girl sadly died. A member of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, he was trained as a Pilot at No 1 British Flying Training School Terrell, Texas, eventually posted to 76 Squadron as a Pilot on Halifax Bombers. On the return leg of his 10th operation to Essen (12th April 1943), his Aircraft, Halifax ''C'' DT.751 was attacked and shot down by a night fighter. The rear gunner was killed and the mid-upper gunner badly wounded. He managed to bale out landing inside the Dutch Frontier. Taken prisoner by the Germans, he was held for a year before he escaped with seven other airmen, they went to ground and were repatriated via Odessa. Nevines arrived back in the UK in March 1945 completing his home run. He volunteered for service in the Far East, but it seems this request was turned down. Nevines sadly died in a car crash in the 1950s.