“High Flight” is designed as a stainless steel, 10-foot tall abstract sculpture of a WACO CG-4A glider, the most widely used U.S. troop/cargo glider of World War II, according to the National ...

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 ...

The Wings of Freedom Tour, which showcases World War II planes and provides private flights, opened on Monday at the Waco Jet Center next to Waco Regional Airport. The traveling museum features a ...

They each flew one combat mission in a quiet, hulking glider, in the European theater of World War II. But memories the two aging veterans brought to New Orleans this week differ sharply.

The Silent Wings Museum in Lubbock remembers the men who flew plywood gliders into the teeth of the German war machine during World War ... museum is a rare Waco CG-4A glider.

When 20-year old Jackson County native Fletcher Williams was drafted Nov. 18, 1942, for service in World War II, he became a participant ... assigned to the 325th Glider Infantry of the U.S ...

The Waco CG-4A was used during World War 2 to stealthily land special operations ... by the number of available planes. The lightweight glider was towed to altitude by a C-47 or similar aircraft ...

World War II glider pilots were a special breed then, and they're a special breed now, as their ranks dwindle. Olaf Barnard is the last World War II glider pilot living in Las Vegas, according to ...