colditz castle: what ever happened to the glider that was built or was being built in colditz?

what ever happened to the glider that was built or was being built in colditz?and any one remember what the name of the movie was in which it was seen being built?seem to have messed up my thread sorry

 

It was called the Colditz Cock and it never flew. The American Army liberated the camp on 16 April 1945, before an attempt could be made. Some have said that it was being held in reserve should the Germans begin to execute prisoners. The Russians controlled the area later and no one knows what became of it.

The film was The Birdmen, 1971, naturally with American stars.

 

I think a documentary was also made and shown on UK TV last year,

 

The 'Colditz Cock' has been reconstructed and flown for two separate British TV documentaries both shown on Channel 4 and available to see on their website as far as I know. In the most recent version, shown last year, the replica was actually launched from Colditz Castle. It made it across the river but unfortunately the pilot was decapitated when it crash landed. Luckily he was only a dummy. There is at least one forum thread about this.

 

I once posted an article and photograph I took about the replica glider in the Imperial War Museum, London, soon after it was put on display quite a few years ago.

I remember that it looked extremely impressive.

Regards
Tom

 

discussed here

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-air/25409-patterson-glider-2.html

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/prisoners-war/19805-colditz-info.html

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/searching-someone-military-genealogy/20271-camera-colditz-ron-baybutt-2.html

 

This has to be the longest thread title on the forum ever .


Perhaps the thread creator could edit it to something like this:

"The Colditz Castle glider"

 

This has to be the longest thread title on the forum ever .

Hi Owen ,Just like the song goes,We All Make Mistakes And Feel Sorry. Sorreee

 

Perhaps the thread creator could edit it to something like this:

"The Colditz Castle glider"
How do I edit it? maybe owen could do it?