Colditz Cock

Colditz Cock File:Originalglider. jpg The only known photograph of the original Cock glider. Taken on 15th April 1945 by Lee Carson one of two American newspaper correspondents assigned to the task force which captured the castle.

"The Colditz Cock and the Great Escape Scenario.1
Colditz Cock never flew in real life, a replica of the Colditz glider was built for the 2000 Channel 4 “Escape from Colditz” 2
* Colditz Cock - a glider built to escape from Colditz References - 1. ^ Dee, Richard (2007).3
* Colditz Cock, a glider built by British prisoners of war for an escape attempt during World War II References 4
* The Colditz Cock Prison Escape Glider (http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/aircraft/WWII/colditz/colditz.htm) — How to make your own Colditz Glider with plans.5
Colditz Cock - was even built secretly by POWs as a potential escape method at Oflag IV-C near the end of the war in 1944 In 1951 Francis 6

Made by Oflag IV-CInmates of Oflag IV-C.

Colditz Cock glider This homebuilt aircraft intended as a means of escape employed prison bedding as its covering material homemade glue and dope made from boiled millet were 7
nicknamed the Colditz Cock, was still under construction in an attic at the prison when the castle was freed by American forces in April 1945.8
see the recreation of their amazing brainchild, the Colditz Cock, in the hope of watching it take flight as part of as part of a television documentary about escape attempts from the German castle.9
the Colditz Cock from the top of the castle ? At 10:13 21 October 2011, Chris Rollings wrote: - Hide quoted text - Show quoted text - 10
The Colditz Cock Prison Escape Glider — How to make your own Colditz Glider with plans.11
A glider - the Colditz Cock - was even built secretly by POWs as a potential escape method at Oflag IV-C near the end of the war in 1944.12
Empty Weight Lb
240
Designer
Bill Goldfinch
John William Best
Jack Best
Lists
*List of gliders
See Also
* Attempts to escape Oflag IV-C
Capacity
One passenger
Number Built
1
Crew
One pilot
Empty Weight Kg
110
Retired
1945
Span M
10
Perfhide
Y
Primary user
Allied PoWs
Manufacturer
Oflag IV-C
Inmates of Oflag IV-C
First Flight
Never flew
Span In
Span Ft
32
Met Or Eng
eng
Length Ft
19
Similar Aircraft
*Schneider Grunau Baby
Length In
9
Length M
6
Category
British special-purpose aircraft 1940-1949
Colditz Castle
Glider aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Individual aircraft of World War II

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