Gliding into battle.
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I had never heard of this either. Makes you wonder what the failure rate was when they had hundreds dropped in combat during the war. Those guys never got the jump pay that airborne guys did either. Seems like I'd rather take my chances with a parachute than a rickety glider that, once released, has a controlled crash at the end of its flight.

Maj Todd O. USMC, Retired
Grandson of LTC John O'Brien
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Gliding into battle. - by colinhotham - 05-01-2010, 05:46 AM
Gliding into battle. - by Walt's Daughter - 05-01-2010, 08:20 AM
Gliding into battle. - by colinhotham - 05-01-2010, 03:35 PM
Gliding into battle. - by SonofaMP - 05-01-2010, 09:49 PM
Gliding into battle. - by buk2112 - 10-11-2016, 07:42 PM
Gliding into battle. - by buk2112 - 10-11-2016, 08:31 PM
Gliding into battle. - by colinhotham - 10-12-2016, 04:46 AM
Gliding into battle. - by CaptO - 10-13-2016, 09:19 AM
Gliding into battle. - by buk2112 - 10-13-2016, 02:51 PM
Gliding into battle. - by CaptO - 10-13-2016, 05:19 PM
Gliding into battle. - by Walt's Daughter - 10-15-2016, 10:56 AM
Gliding into battle. - by buk2112 - 10-15-2016, 11:35 AM
Gliding into battle. - by buk2112 - 10-15-2016, 11:45 AM

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