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Arnhem & Varsity Sketches by Glider Pilot Victor Miller
Victor Miller’s sketches show us something no photograph can – what it felt like to be in the front seat in a massed glider assault. Glider pilot Staff Sergeant Victor Miller fought in and survived three of the great glider … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Gliders in WW2
Tagged Arnhem, Hamilcar gliders, Horsa gliders, Operation Market Garden, Operation Varsity, Victor Miller
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A US glider trooper in Operation Varsity – John Kormann’s legacy
On the anniversary of Operation Varsity, an extraordinary gathering in a local restaurant in honour of US glider trooper John Kormann brought back memories, and evoked the sights and sounds of battle. Operation Varsity, the Allied airborne drop across the … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Gliders in WW2
Tagged 17 Airborne Division, John Kormann, Operation Varsity
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Ray Atkinson, Halifax Tug Pilot in Operation Varsity
Flying Officer Ray Atkinson towed a Hamilcar glider in Operation Varsity. The flak over the Rhine was apparently fearsome, but he never mentioned it – only the guilt he felt that he and his crew were going back for a hot … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Gliders in WW2, Veterans' accounts
Tagged 298 Squadron, Hamilcar gliders, Operation Varsity, Ray Atkinson
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PARAS Voices of the British Airborne – Book Review
If you like undiluted collections of veterans’ accounts of airborne operations, this book is for you. If however you prefer your history with, well, a bit of history, then you could find this book frustrating. Review of ‘PARAS – Voices … Continue reading
