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Romualdas Marcinkus -LRB- 22 July 1907 -- 29 March 1944 -RRB- was a Lithuanian pilot .. pilot. fighter pilot. Marcinkus participated in an early trans-European flight on 25 June 1934 , and was the only Lithuanian pilot to serve in the Royal Air Force -LRB- RAF -RRB- during the Second World War .. Royal Air Force. Royal Air Force. pilot. fighter pilot. Second World War. Second World War. In his youth Marcinkus was a Lithuanian multifold football champion and a playing coach for the Lithuania national football team .. Lithuania. Lithuania. football. soccer. Lithuania national football team. Lithuania national football team. While serving in the Lithuanian Air Force , Marcinkus was a paratrooper instructor , and headed the aviation sport and physical education department , and during his later years coached a junior football team .. Lithuanian Air Force. Lithuanian Air Force. football. soccer. paratrooper. paratrooper. A few months before the Soviet occupation of Lithuania early in the Second World War , Marcinkus left Lithuania and enlisted in the French Air Force .. French Air Force. French Air Force. Lithuania. Lithuania. Second World War. Second World War. Soviet occupation of Lithuania. Occupation of the Baltic states. After the Battle of France and the French capitulation , Marcinkus escaped to Britain , where he flew for the RAF .. Battle of France. Battle of France. As a pilot for No. 1 Squadron RAF , he took part in various missions , including escorting bombers and night combat .. pilot. fighter pilot. No. 1 Squadron RAF. No. 1 Squadron RAF. night combat. night fighter. On 12 February 1942 , during Operation Cerberus , he was shot down , became a prisoner of war , and was sent to Stalag Luft III .. Operation Cerberus. Operation Cerberus. Stalag Luft III. Stalag Luft III. At Stalag Luft III Marcinkus became an active member of an underground group of prisoners who organized and executed the Great Escape .. Stalag Luft III. Stalag Luft III. Great Escape. Stalag Luft III#The Great Escape. Marcinkus was responsible for analyzing the German railway schedules -- a vital part of the plan .. German. German Reich. On the night of 25 March 1944 , Marcinkus became one of 76 servicemen who escaped the prison camp .. After several days he was recaptured by the Gestapo and executed .. Gestapo. Gestapo. At the end of the Second World War , Lithuania lost its independence and Marcinkus was largely forgotten .. Lithuania. Lithuania. Second World War. Second World War. lost its independence. Occupation of the Baltic states. His memory was kept alive by the Lithuanian emigre press .. After Lithuania regained its independence in 1990 , more detailed accounts of his life were published there and abroad .. Lithuania. Lithuania