The "Colditz Cock" (WWII History)

[Slater]

One doesn't often hear about using a glider to effect an escape from a POW camp, but the circumstances made it a viable option. Thought this was interesting:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colditz_Cock

[Averageman]

Didn't they make a movie based on this?

[AKDoug]

Didn't they make a movie based on this?

Yeah.. "Chicken Run" my kids loved it ;)

[Moose-Knuckle]

Damn cool, as for movies Where Eagles Dare they escape from a Nazi Castle in the Alps via a cable car.

[Averageman]

Found it !
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birdmen
Doug McClure ... Major Harry Cook
Rene Auberjonois ... Halden Brevik / Olav Volda
Richard Basehart ... Kommandant Schiller
Max Baer Jr. ... Tanker
Chuck Connors ... Colonel Morgan Crawford
Don Knight ... Major Tovar
Greg Mullavey ... Sparrow
Paul Koslo ... Davies
Barry Brown ... Donnelly
Tom Skerritt ... Orville Fitzgerald

I hope Jethro and The Rifleman were the Pilot and the Double aught Co-Pilot.