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Colditz glider

whydave · 2012-03-19 10:23:30

Flight from Colditz: British PoWs' daring glider escape finally takes to sky 67 years late... but the remote-controlled aircraft crashes and its dummy pilot is decapitated) Read more: here

19-03-2012 10:23am

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Flight from Colditz: British PoWs' daring glider escape finally takes to sky 67 years late... but the remote-controlled aircraft crashes and its dummy pilot is decapitated)

Read more: here

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#2 19-03-2012 4:01pm

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Interesting read Dave apart from the rudder not being as effective as they thought it may have worked.

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#3 20-03-2012 12:48am

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Wasn't a full-size replica already built and flown for a TV programme? I seem to remember they even invited along one of the PoWs who helped build the original in Colditz to see it take to the air...

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