OTHER LINKS
The following links are provided to you so that you can go visit other web
pages containing information about glider pilots and aircraft used by the Troop Carrier
forces during World War II. There is some great history out there! |
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94th Flying Training Squadron-USAF Academy under the 306th Flying Trainin Group
United States Air Force Academy Soaring Programs This is the WWII Glider Pilots' legacy. The only unit in the Department of Defense holding the title Glider Instructor Pilot and wearing the "G" Wings.
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Air Force Historical Foundation
Founded in 1953 by Gen. Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz and other air power pioneers,
the Air Force Historical Foundation is dedicated to preserving the history and traditions of American aviation,
with emphasis on the U.S. Air Force, its predecessor organizations, and the men and women whose lives and dreams
were devoted to flight.
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Air Mobility Command Museum
Dover Air Force Base, DE
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Airborne and Special Operations Museum
Airborne museum in Fayetteville, NC |
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Airborne
Troop Carrier History
The story about Troop Carrier Organization
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Arizona Ground Crew Representing all AAF ground crews
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Assault Glider Project
RAF Station Shawbury in Shropshire, UK, Horsa and CG4A restoration
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British Glider Pilot Regiment
Several pages describing the RAF Glider Pilot Regiment
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CURTISS C-46D
"COMMANDO"
National Museum of the USAF - display of C-46D
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DOUGLAS C-47D
"SKYTRAIN"
National Museum of the USAF - display of C-47D
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Fagen Fighters, WWII Museum WACO CG-4A Combat Glider
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Flight Officer Jackie Coogan
National Museum of the USAF - Jackie Coogan, glider pilot, movie star
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Into The
Valley
The story of Troop Carrier in WWII by Col. Charles H. Young,
wartime Commander of the 439th TC Group
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Lubbock International
Airport
History about Lubbock International Airport
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National Museum of the US Air Force
WACO CG-4A HADRIAN
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Paper
Model of CG-4A
Paper Model of CG-4A plus important information about gliders.
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Pima Air Museum
Pima Air Museum
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Schweizer TG-3A Training
Glider
National Museum of the USAF - display of TG-3A
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Silent Wings Museum
Silent Wings Museum, Lubbock, TX
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Troop Carrier
Troop Carrier vs Dr. Stephen Ambrose
Controversy
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