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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)
Pages in category "Glider pilots" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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.
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 ]
The Waco CG-4 was the most widely used American troop/cargo military glider of World War II. It was designated the CG-4A by the United States Army Air Forces, [2] and given the service name Hadrian (after the Roman emperor) by the British. The glider was designed by the Waco Aircraft Company. Flight testing began in May 1942.
The shock of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 prompted the United States to set the number of glider pilots needed at 1,000 to fly 500 eight-seat gliders and 500 fifteen-seat gliders. The number of pilots required was increased to 6,000 by June 1942. [2]
Pages in category "American glider pilots" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Raynold E. Acre;