reveals the critical role gliders played in World War II offensives. Through rare archival footage and photographs, the film places the audience right at the center of the action in the dangerous ...

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Mentioned only briefly are specialized glider units (often overshadowed by the parachute infantry), glider development, the war against Japan, the Marine Corps glider program (which never saw combat) ...

“Of the 2,500 men in the glider pilot regiment of the Second World War, only 12 are left and none of them is here in Normandy because they are too old or frail to travel. “So I suspect this ...

One of those rare aircraft is the Waco CG-4 troop glider. Early in World War II, the Germans had had success using gliders to land troops in combat zones, so the U.S. Army decided to develop a ...

Managers at a country estate are preparing to host a special commemorative service to honour pilots who flew on a major World War Two mission. The ceremony at Markshall Estate near Braintree in ...

But in the dark days at the end of World War II, a group of British officers dreamt up the ultimate escape plan: in a secret attic workshop, they constructed a two-man glider out of bed sheets and ...

and a reminder of his younger days. Peter Davies, who served as a World War Two glider pilot, is a much-loved volunteer at Dean Valley Community Primary School in Bollington, Cheshire. Two years ...

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