National WWII Glider Pilots Association

Legacy Organization of veterans National WWII Glider Pilots Association.



National WWII Glider Pilots Association emblem 1971-2018    Troop Carrier Command     Tweleth Air Force Wings of WWII Glider Pilots Association                  



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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!

US Air Force Acadamy 94th TFS

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.

Air Force Historical Foundation

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.

Air Mobility Command Museum icon

Air Mobility Command Museum
Dover Air Force Base, DE

Airborne and Special Operations icon

Airborne and Special Operations Museum
Airborne museum in Fayetteville, NC

 
Airborne Troop Carrier icon

Airborne Troop Carrier History
The story about Troop Carrier Organization

 
Air Mobility Command Museum icon

Arizona Ground Crew
Representing all AAF ground crews

 

Assault Glider Project
RAF Station Shawbury in Shropshire, UK, Horsa and CG4A restoration

Airborne Troop Carrier icon

British Glider Pilot Regiment
Several pages describing the RAF Glider Pilot Regiment

 

CURTISS C-46D "COMMANDO"
National Museum of the USAF - display of C-46D

 

DOUGLAS C-47D "SKYTRAIN"
National Museum of the USAF - display of C-47D

Fagen Fighters Icon

Fagen Fighters, WWII Museum
WACO CG-4A Combat Glider

 

Flight Officer Jackie Coogan
National Museum of the USAF - Jackie Coogan, glider pilot, movie star

 

Into The Valley
The story of Troop Carrier in WWII by Col. Charles H. Young,
wartime Commander of the 439th TC Group

 

Lubbock International Airport
History about Lubbock International Airport

National Museum of the Air Force

National Museum of the US Air Force
WACO CG-4A HADRIAN

 

Paper Model of CG-4A
Paper Model of CG-4A plus important information about gliders.

 

Pima Air Museum
Pima Air Museum

 

Schweizer TG-3A Training Glider
National Museum of the USAF - display of TG-3A

 

Silent Wings Museum
Silent Wings Museum, Lubbock, TX

Trigger Time

Troop Carrier
Troop Carrier vs Dr. Stephen Ambrose Controversy

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