They were considered disposable aircraft. Gliders, made of steel frames and sheathed in thin plywood, carried U.S. and British troops and their heavy artillery and supplies silently behind enemy lines ...

EAGAN, Minn.—They were considered disposable aircraft. Gliders, made of steel frames and sheathed in thin plywood, carried U.S. and British troops and their heavy artillery and supplies silently ...

BRIDGEPORT (AP) -- George Buckley didn't have any false bravado as he talked about flying his flimsy glider behind enemy lines, just hours before one of the bloodiest battles in World War II. "I was ...

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. For George ...

There is something about guys like Bob Swenson, who for two days back in World War II took part in a heroic mission. Bodies were on the ground, gunned down by the Germans. Swenson is now 90, retired ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – They played a key role in storming the beaches at Normandy, but they don't always get the recognition in the history books. On Saturday, dozens of World War II glider pilots from ...

GRANITE FALLS - As teenagers growing up in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation, Gysbert and Wilhelmina Beukhof witnessed many horrors, but fixed their eyes also on one sign of hope. They ...

Nearly 80 years after Roger Smith landed a glider plane in a vineyard in the Le Muy area of southern France, the retired Air Force major has been honored with the country's highest order of merit.

Exploring the design and deployment of German support aircraft and gliders, this documentary program highlights the airborne innovations of the Nazi Luftwaffe during World War II. Segments focus on ...

A statue honoring a World War II glider pilot who participated in the D-Day invasion will be erected after the Niles Village Board gave approval to commission it at its Feb. 27 meeting. According to ...