Colditz Escape Glider

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sandpebble - 16 Nov 2003 03:18 GMT

I came across this interesting article about the famed sailplane built
by Allied POWs in the Colditz fortress prison during WWII. Also
includes free
plans for a towline scale model of the craft.

Does anyone have a recollection of the 1971 movie based on the wartime
events?

Looks like the factual retelling would make a riveting documentary for
television or theatrical release...
Phil

http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/aircraft/WWII/colditz/colditz.htm
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/aircraft/WWII/colditz/info/info.htm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=%2Farchive%2F2000%2F02%2F03%2F
ncold03.html&secureRefresh=true&_requestid=89467

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BobAndVickey - 16 Nov 2003 03:50 GMT

Phil,
There is already an excellent documentary on Colditz and the glider produced as
an episode of NOVA on PBS.
It includes the story of the group that built a full scale recreation of the
glider and flew it.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/naziprison/glider.html

Bob Ruth
AMA 720565

>I came across this interesting article about the famed sailplane built
>by Allied POWs in the Colditz fortress prison during WWII. Also
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>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=%2Farchive%2F2000%2F02%2F03%2F
ncold03.html&secureRefresh=true&_requestid=89467

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Colditz Escape Glider