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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/1000LiveEels on 2024-12-21 07:39:18+00:00.

Original Title: TIL during World War II, Allied prisoners of war in Colditz Castle built a full-size glider plane in the attic. The plan was to cut a hole in the roof from the attic and then fly the plane to safety. It never flew, but it was completed shortly before the POWs were liberated.