With the German invasion of France that began in May 1940, the full might of the combined arms of the German military and its tank-centric Blitzkrieg strategy hit numerous Allied countries. One such ...

BRITAIN’S last World War II glider pilot has died, at the age of 103. Staff Sgt Peter Colthup, who only became a flier to ...

First work originally published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1975; 2nd work originally published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1977. NASMAIN copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley ...

Describes the glider missions in European airborne operations during World War II and the exploits of the pilots who participated in them. https://siris-libraries.si ...

Funeral services were held in Denver on Wednesday for a World War II veteran on what would have been his 103rd birthday. Raymond Farris Chambers passed away peacefully in his sleep at the end of May.

Each time Noel Addy flew his World War II glider over Europe, commanders predicted he'd live only 18 more seconds. Towed behind a transport plane, Addy's armorless and gunless glider floated between ...