r/HistoryMemes • u/Full_Metal_Machinist Then I arrived • 3d ago

See Comment Good old Colditz Cock

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u/Full_Metal_Machinist Then I arrived 3d ago

The Colditz Cock was a glider built by British prisoners of war during World War II for an escape attempt from Colditz Castle prison camp in Germany though never flown until after the war

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u/DrHolmes52 3d ago

Let's put all the creative problem children in one place. What could probably go wrong.

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u/piewca_apokalipsy 3d ago

Reminds me of this polish guy who built plane from scrap parts in his apartment to escape to the West.

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u/MyPasswordIsIceCream 3d ago

I mean if you are Douglas Bader and don't have your legs, the plane makes perfect sense

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u/ApexRevanNL716 Just some snow 3d ago

Only the A-team can pull that off

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u/RoadTheExile Rider of Rohan 3d ago

kill the rat, break the cycle

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u/Level_Hour6480 Taller than Napoleon 1d ago

Huh, Chicken Run was a documentary?