Tony Rolt
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Major Anthony Peter Roylance Rolt, MC & Bar, was a British racing driver, soldier and engineer. A war hero, Rolt maintained a long connection with the sport, albeit behind the scenes. The Ferguson 4WD
Circuit Zandvoort, 7 August 1948. Tony Rolt in the 3.2-litre Aitken-Alfa, made by Peter Aitken (1912–47) based on an Alfa Romeo 8C bimotore
Prince Bira's ERA "Remus", which Rolt bought in 1938
Jaguar C-Type, similar to which Rolt and Hamilton drove to victory at Le Mans
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Colditz Cock
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The Colditz Cock was a glider built by British prisoners of war during World War II for an escape attempt from Oflag IV-C prison camp in Germany.
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…For his determined escape attempts, Rolt was awarded a Bar to his Military Cross. In early 1944, he was one of the masterminds behind the audacious glider escape plan, but in spring 1945, the US army liberated the castle, obviating the need for it. After the war, Rolt resigned his commission with the rank of Major…
The only known photograph of the original "Cock" glider taken on 15 April 1945 by Lee Carson, one of two American newspaper correspondents assigned to the task force which captured the castle.
A replica of the Colditz Glider as seen at the Imperial War Museum in London