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What it took to Secure Glider Loads

What it took to Secure Glider Loads

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What it took to Secure Glider Loads
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Today I wanted to share a Basic Training of Glider Born Troops

When reading about gliders in WWII it is inevitable to come across references to shifting loads, loads breaking loose and unloading on a hot LZ. This glider provided very little protections, if any, against incoming fire and was extremely flammable so incendiaries were always an issue.

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