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This audio is worth listening to --- not too long... 
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just watched the Nova special.
They IDed two MIAs
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/nearly-70-years-fatal-crash.html
They IDed two MIAs
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/nearly-70-years-fatal-crash.html
From my friend Harry
Auggie, photo taken by a photographer attached to the American air wing stationed at Kitzengen, Germany when Rudel brought his remaining 7 flight worthy planes carrying 21 people in all and landed there on the last day of the war. I remember my Mom having the photo of Karl and her cousin Rebekah leaving their plane from a newspaper clipping she had in her suitcase along with her personal papers when she passed.
Auggie, photo taken by a photographer attached to the American air wing stationed at Kitzengen, Germany when Rudel brought his remaining 7 flight worthy planes carrying 21 people in all and landed there on the last day of the war. I remember my Mom having the photo of Karl and her cousin Rebekah leaving their plane from a newspaper clipping she had in her suitcase along with her personal papers when she passed.
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An interesting bit of aircraft history:
During WWII, prisoners of war in Germany who were particularly likely to escape from a POW camp (i.e. had already made an attempt or had actually escaped and been recaptured) were often transferred to Colditz Castle, officially known as Oflag IV-C. This was a centuries old castle repurposed as a prison.
Because so much guard effort was expended in searching for escape tunnels and the usual methods of leaving, some British prisoners decided that they'd try their luck at flying out.
Built out of pilfered pieces of wood, wire and cloth, up in the rafters that were never checked, they almost made it out. American soldiers came and liberated the camp in 1945 before the planned spring time flight.
Colditz Castle. The far left roof ridge was where the launch was planned, the flight path was expected to reach about where the picture was taken.
Unfortunately, the Soviets controlled this part of the country after the war, and the glider's fate is unknown.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colditz_Cock
During WWII, prisoners of war in Germany who were particularly likely to escape from a POW camp (i.e. had already made an attempt or had actually escaped and been recaptured) were often transferred to Colditz Castle, officially known as Oflag IV-C. This was a centuries old castle repurposed as a prison.
Because so much guard effort was expended in searching for escape tunnels and the usual methods of leaving, some British prisoners decided that they'd try their luck at flying out.
Built out of pilfered pieces of wood, wire and cloth, up in the rafters that were never checked, they almost made it out. American soldiers came and liberated the camp in 1945 before the planned spring time flight.
Colditz Castle. The far left roof ridge was where the launch was planned, the flight path was expected to reach about where the picture was taken.
Unfortunately, the Soviets controlled this part of the country after the war, and the glider's fate is unknown.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colditz_Cock
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An HE-115 recovered in Norway. There are no flyable examples in existence.
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