Original sentence: Importantly for the historical record, the writer Paul Brickhill was an inmate at Stalag Luft III.In addition to chronicling the life of Douglas Bader in Reach for the Sky and the efforts of 617 "Dam Busters" Squadron, he wrote the book about The Great Escape which was later adapted into the famous film.of the United States Air Force, who won the Distinguished Flying Cross, later featured in the short film 'Red Leader on Fire' which was submitted for the Minnesota's Greatest Generation short film festival in 2008
Edited sentence: Importantly for the historical record, Australian journalist Paul Brickhill was an inmate at Stalag Luft III from 1943 until release.In 1950 he wrote the first comprehensive account about The Great Escape, which was later adapted into the famous film, and went on to to chronicle the life of Douglas Bader in Reach for the Sky and the efforts of 617 "Dam Busters" Squadron.of the United States Air Force, who won the Distinguished Flying Cross, later featured in the short film Red Leader on Fire which was submitted for the Minnesota's Greatest Generation short film festival in 2008