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Pages in category "United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 727 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)
Focke-Achgelis Fa 225, rotary wing glider. 1 built. Gotha Go 242 (1941), transport, 23 troops. 1,528 built. Gotha Go 244 , motorised version of Go 242, 43 built and 133 Go 242B converted.
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Pages in category "World War II pilots" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Nikolay Boshnakov;
The volunteers for glider-borne infantry were formed into airlanding battalions from December 1941. [ 6 ] The success of early British airborne operations prompted the War Office to expand the existing airborne force, setting up the Airborne Forces Depot and Battle School in Derbyshire in April 1942, and creating the Parachute Regiment . [ 7 ]
A tree protected the remains of a World War II fighter pilot, whose plane crashed in Germany in 1945, for more than 70 years.
The success of German glider-borne forces early in World War II catapulted the Army Air Forces into a glider program in February 1941. In December 1941, plans called for training 1,000 AAF glider pilots, but eventually about 5,500 received their wings. Most Glider Pilots came from the enlisted ranks — all were volunteers.