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 similar corps for itself. Glider transport had two advantages ...

"Silent Wings - The American Glider Pilots of WWII" narrated by Hal Holbrook, reveals the critical role gliders played in World War II offensives. Through rare archival footage and photographs ...

A new exhibition honouring Worcestershire soldiers who played a key role in a pivotal World War II operation has opened ... 16,000 Allied paratroopers and glider-borne soldiers, including those ...

More than 1,500 aircraft and 1,300 gliders - carrying British, American, and Canadian airborne soldiers - participated in the operation. Sixty of those gliders were flown from Earls Colne.