WWII Glider Pilot Regiment hero dies aged 100 | Daily Mail Online Last surviving hero from WWII Glider Pilot Regiment who dropped Allied troops...
I was wondering how the GPR was organised during the battle of Arnhem. 1st Wing had 15 flights, 2nd Wing had ‘just’ 8. According to elements from...
Hi Chaps, Wondering if anyone could help to clarify a question or two regarding the Glider Pilot Regiment during Operation Varsity on this very...
A soldier from the Glider Pilot Regiment is named on our local Memorial in Halstead North Essex. H King Glider Pilot Regiment. Is he mentioned...
In Alan Cooper’s book Wot! No Engines F/Sgt. John Crane, an RAF Glider pilot, identifies himself as the man on the left of the Hamminkeln sign...
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Can You Locate These Gliders? Member mushroom put up a few pics in the photo gallery that caught my attention. He thought the Horsa gliders could...
Came across these Glider Pilots at Arnhem on the British Newspaper archive S/Sgt. Howard 'Sandy' Powell Sgt. Trevor Davey Sgt. William Griffiths
About 11 months ago I decided that I would look into my Grandad's experiences and supplement his short account with other letters and information,...
Hi All, I was looking through the War Diary for No 2 Wing, Glider Pilot Regiment. It mentions on 22nd June 1944 that: "Rushy Weir Camp near...
I came across this group picture amongst my Grandfather's GPR papers - can anyone identify any of the other pilots and the unit? From his service...
Hi there, I've been researching my Grandad's WW2 service - he was a glider pilot who was taken prisoner at Arnem, and have gotten hold of his...
Hello, Does anyone have a better/original image of the attached poster with details of the ACI for transfers to the Glider Pilot Regiment. I got...
Hi, Does anyone know of any accounts or detailed descriptions, in books or other, of the initial training that gilder pilots went through at...
Hello, I came across a wonderful high resolution photo of a 299 Squadron RAF crew with 4 glider pilots possibly taken on D-Day, June 6th, 1944....
I came across the attached article. In the introductory parts it briefly explains how air crew selection changed during WWII. May be of interest....
Glider Pilots in Sicily Mike Peters RRP: £25.00 • ISBN: 9781848846838 • 320 Pages • Hardback Purchase this title from Pen and Sword Books...
Personal Number: 44556 Rank: Captain Name: H J K O'MALLEY-KEYES Unit: Irish Guards* Theatre: POW Number: Date of Capture: Place of Capture: Camp:...
Remembering today: Alfred Bell Staff Sergeant 812185 Glider Pilot Regiment, 2nd Wing Died: Between 25/09/1944 and 26/09/1944 Buried: Tull en 't...
Sgt. James Johnson Sharrock - Glider Pilot - Died 22 September 1944 at Arnhem. http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=788&pictureid=5290
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