National WWII Glider Pilots Association

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TRAINING

Early U.S. Army Glider Training Program --by Charles Day


College Training Detachment --by Patricia Overman


Survey Board Summary --by Charles Day



From the CG-4A Flight Manual


Standard Approach Patterns


Loads


Loads Facts


CG-4A Instrument Panel


CG-4A Cockpit


Following files provided by WWII Glider Pilot George “Pete” Buckley


Training Stories, accidents or incidents.
TRAINING

TACTICAL GLIDER TRAINING

COMBAT INFANTRY TRAINING
17th AIRBORNE at
OGBOURNE ST. GEORGE

GLIDER PARATROOP JUMP
FEASABILITY TESTING

ACCOUNTS (Stories/Accidents)

TRAINING SCHOOLS

Link Trainer Cartoon by Dale Oliver
Drawn by Dale Oliver for the National WWII Glider pilots Association Newsletter, Silent Wings.
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