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Season 41 Episode 12 | 53m 7s
A crack team rebuilds a glider that POWs hoped to catapult off the top of Colditz Castle.
Aired: 05/14/14
Expired: 12/15/15
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A crack team rebuilds a glider that POWs hoped to catapult off the top of Colditz Castle.
