Rolex A$54,000. Nutting served as a consultant for both the 1950 film "The Wooden Horse" and the 1963 film "The Great Escape". Both films were based on actual escapes which took place at Stalag Luft III. It was also reported that in November 2013 the Rolex Speed King owned by Flight Lieutenant Gerald Imeson during the Great Escape was sold for £60,000. In a famous murder case, the Rolex on Ronald Platt's wrist eventually led to the arrest of his murderer, Albert Johnson Walker—a financial planner who had fled from Canada when he was charged with 18 counts of fraud, theft,
Stalag Luft III followed a practice whereby the different branches of the military were responsible for all POWs of equivalent branches. Hence the "Luftwaffe " was normally responsible for any Allied aircrew taken prisoner. This included captured naval aviators, such as members of the British Fleet Air Arm. In a few cases, other non-air force personnel were also held at "Stalag Luft III". "Stammlager Luft" (literally "Main Camp, Air") was "Luftwaffe "nomenclature for a POW camp. While the camp initially held only POWs who were officers, it was not known by the usual terms for such camps – "Offizier Lager" or "Oflag". And