Exadios Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 A Popular Science article about gliders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Interesting article. Sad that so many died flying them and been passengers following the D day landings. Often the whole crew and soldiers were killed on landing from loads shifting. Many got squashed by a jeep inside. Such poor decisions by command, from a time when sheers numbers on the ground was the goal. Losses of 30% before even getting onto their feet were acceptable. A great waste of humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exadios Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 Interesting article.Sad that so many died flying them and been passengers following the D day landings. Often the whole crew and soldiers were killed on landing from loads shifting. Many got squashed by a jeep inside. Such poor decisions by command, from a time when sheers numbers on the ground was the goal. Losses of 30% before even getting onto their feet were acceptable. A great waste of humanity. Land out in a glider (as we know them now) is a reasonably safe operation if care is taken but landing one of the WWII constructions in a paddock must have been a truely frightening thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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