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Operation Thursday – High Drama in Glider Invasion of Burma

The group photo above is one of the most dramatic images of WW2. Taken at Lalaghat airfield in India on 5 March 1944, it shows an Allied operation at a critical go/no go moment. American glider pilots are waiting to … Continue reading

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Operation Manna – Glider Pilots in Greece

Operation Manna had an abrupt onset but a long genesis. It can be said to have begun on 29 September 1943, when Prime Minister Winston Churchill sent a memo to his Chiefs of Staff. It contained the germ of the … Continue reading

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