Paratroopers advance over field in Holland during World War II. The soldiers inspect a crashed glider. They find a man trapped in the glider. The trapped man seemed almost unconscious. One of the soldiers use an ax to hack away at the frame to free the man. One of the soldiers hold the man of the trapped man. The man attempts to crawl out of the crashed glider.
A United States flag on a uniform sleeve. United States Army gliders in airfield in Holland during World War II. A group of gliders enter a holding pattern before approaching and landing. A glider lands, tilts up on its nose and falls back.
A group of gliders enter a holding pattern before approaching and landing at an airfield in Holland during World War II. The gliders circle over the field before landing. Two gliders land simultaneously, one of them tilts up on its nose and falls back.
United States Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport plane in flight over Holland during World War II. A glider is being towed as seen from one of the aircrafts towing it. Two Douglas C-47 Skytrain planes towing the glider. Formation of gliders crossing the English Channel to the Netherlands. Aerial view of a flooded village in the Netherlands.
Robert Kronfeld Austria's glider pilot crosses the English Channel in round trip glide. He is congratulated at by the people at St. Inglevert airfield near Calais, France, after winning the Annual Glider Meet. He handled a motor less aircraft from France to England and back again the same day. A French aircraft crashes while landing during the competition. 20 June 1931.
C-47s tow gliders for take off in Saint Mere Eglise, France. They fly over an airbase. Other gliders take off and fly. (World War II period)
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