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5K views · 71 reactions | Colditz Cock glider (Pt 1 of 3): Colditz Castle was so secure, only the most harden of PoW's and previous escapees were sent there. They then proceeded to escape and attempt escape in every way imaginable. One of the most imaginable was to build a glider, to be launched off the room of the castle :D | British & Commonwealth Forces | Facebook

83K views · 273 reactions | The incredible story of a secret glider built for escape by POWs in Colditz Castle. #history #WWII #escape #colditz | World Lens | Facebook

During World War II, inside Germanys supposedly escapeproof Colditz Castle, Allied prisoners of war embarked on one of the most remarkable engineering projects known. They built a two man glider called Colditz Cock under the guidance of British officers Bill Goldfinch and Jack Best. Working in a secret attic workshop for nearly a year, they fashioned wing spars from floorboards, ribs from bed slats, and sealing paste from boiled millet breakfast porridge. In April 1945, as they prepared for esca

181K views · 3.8K reactions | RAF Ace Douglas Bader at Colditz Castle Then and Now #royalairforce #Colditz #SchlossColditz #douglasbader #spitfire | WW2 Wayfinder | Facebook

74 reactions · 8 comments | Colditz Castle, Nazi Germany. World War...