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If The Writers Known About This...

posted 10 years ago by Ethereal-Cloud
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Check this out:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/naziprison/glider.html

"Of all the prisoner of war escapes that almost were, the one involving the Colditz glider is certainly among the most ingenious. Built secretly in an attic of Colditz castle, the glider was an airworthy craft, as clearly demonstrated by the replica featured in the NOVA program "Nazi Prison Escape." Many believe that, had the war not ended when it did, two POWs would have stood a decent chance at making a successful flight. (Whether they would have gotten away once they landed is another matter. For the challenges of making a clean getaway, see Escaping Colditz.)"

[–] TorontoJediMaster 8 years ago

The film's writers would surely have known about it. Pat Reid knew about it, as he has mentioned it in his sequel book The Latter Days at Colditz.

However, the glider simply didn't fit into the film. The film takes place during the early years at Colditz (autumn 1940-early 1942). The glider wasn't built until the last year, or so, of the war.