Some carried Thompson sub-machine gun, some carried "grease" guns, some carried the M-1, some carried the M-1 carbine. They were to fight as needed until such time as they could separate and get to their designated assembly area for return to base. US GPs were to help unload and secure (FWIW) the glider on the ground. Glider riders (airborne troops) were not glider pilots and were not trained as glider pilots. They were not Airborne as were the 82, 101, 17, etc. In fact, one pilot interviewed said - the 'G' in their emblem didn't stand for glider it stood for 'guts.FWIW, US glider pilots were assigned to Troop Carrier units as were their gliders. It was their task to repeatedly risk their lives landing the men and tools of war deep within enemy-held territory, often in complete darkness.Thousands of lives were saved and battles won because of their efforts. For these glider pilots every mission was do-or-die.
Through rare archival footage and photographs, the film places the audience right at the center of the action in the dangerous world of the American glider pilot.During WWII, 6000 young Americans volunteered to fly large unarmed cargo gliders into battle. In fact, one pilot interviewed said - the 'G' in their emblem didn't stand for glider it stood for 'guts.'įrom the early race to build gliders to the D-Day invasion at Normandy and Nazi Germany's final surrender, "Silent Wings - The American Glider Pilots of WWII" narrated by Hal Holbrook, reveals the critical role gliders played in World War II offensives. Thousands of lives were saved and battles won because of their efforts.įrom the early race to build gliders to the D-Day invasion at Normandy and Nazi Germany's final surrender, "Silent Wings - The American Glider Pilots of WWII" narrated by Hal Holbrook, reveals the critical role gliders played in World War II offensives.
"Silent Wings – The American Glider Pilots of WWII" reveals the critical role gliders played in World War II offensives.
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