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  • Pictured: The amazing tin can bomber made by British pilot in Great Escape POW camp

    01/07/2009 12:51:23 PM PST · by Stoat · 35 replies · 3,572+ views
    The Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | January 7, 2009 | David Wilkes
    Skillfully crafted from tin cans, matchsticks and off cuts, one can only imagine the satisfaction a prisoner of war derived from finishing this stunning model aircraft as he languished in Stalag Luft III. Constructed almost perfectly to scale, his detailed version of a Lancaster Bomber like the one he flew before his capture even bears what appears to be the skull and crossbones logo of RAF 100 Squadron, famous for its night-time raids.Little is known about its maker, other than that he was an airman named E Taylor.     The model was found during a clearance sale at house...