Tag Archives: Glider Pilot Regiment

The Story of Glider 110 – Glider Pilots Fight for the Ponte Grande

Posted on 20/12/2020 by Ian Murray

The pilots in Glider 110 landed their Waco in the centre of LZ 1, then went on to fight to the finish for the Ponte Grande bridge. Glider: Waco CG-4A number 110, serial no. 73603 (or 73683).Glider carrying: 6 pounder anti-tank … Continue reading →

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Glider Pilots to Blame for Operation Ladbroke Disaster? Part 3

Posted on 30/01/2017 by Ian Murray

In his post-war book, the CO of the glider pilots blamed their ‘limitations’ for the ‘near disaster’ of Operation Ladbroke. Is the accusation true? In Part 1 we saw how the use of gliders in Operation Ladbroke, the opening assault in … Continue reading →

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Glider Pilots to Blame for Operation Ladbroke Disaster? Part 2

Posted on 08/10/2016 by Ian Murray

The CO of the glider pilots blamed their ‘limitations’ for the ‘near disaster’ of Operation Ladbroke. That was later. What did he say at the time? In Part 1 we saw how Operation Ladbroke, the glider assault that opened the invasion of … Continue reading →

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Glider Pilots to Blame for Operation Ladbroke Disaster?

Posted on 30/07/2016 by Ian Murray

After the failures of Operation Ladbroke, recriminations flew in every direction. The glider pilots were not exempt. Surprisingly, their own commander later blamed them the most. “It was … the nearest run thing you ever saw in your life”, the … Continue reading →

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The Lost Photos of Operation Ladbroke

Posted on 04/01/2016 by Ian Murray

Somewhere somebody has an album with some unique, unpublished photographs of Operation Ladbroke in it. Historians have seen them, but nobody knows where they are now. A plea for bringing them to light. I’m hoping readers may be able to … Continue reading →

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Nothing Is Impossible by glider pilot Victor Miller – Book Review

Posted on 02/01/2016 by Ian Murray

‘Nothing Is Impossible’ is the best account we have of Operation Ladbroke by somebody who was there. Now the second edition greatly expands Victor Miller’s original telling. Review of ‘Nothing is Impossible – A Glider Pilot’s Story of Sicily, Arnhem … Continue reading →

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Terror off Terrauzza – Operation Ladbroke gliders in the sea

Posted on 23/10/2015 by Ian Murray

 A peaceful beach today was once a scene of death. Its horror was painstakingly photo-graphed by the cameramen of a US film unit. Their images reveal a harrowing truth about Operation Ladbroke. In the corner of the bay where the cliffs of the Maddalena … Continue reading →

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Operation Ladbroke, Sicily: Tugs to blame for releasing gliders?

Posted on 18/08/2015 by Ian Murray

American tug pilots in Operation Ladbroke were roundly condemned for unilaterally releasing their gliders, many of which landed in the sea off Sicily. Is there more to the story? Previously unpublished evidence helps clarify an enduring mystery. Squadron Leader Lawrence Wright was … Continue reading →

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