Imagine gliding earthward from 3,000 feet in the air in a wooden plane lacking an engine, Nazis and landmines on the ground to greet you, a thin veil of plywood protecting you from waves of enemy fire ...

BRIDGEPORT (AP) -- George Buckley didn't have any false bravado as he talked about flying his flimsy glider behind enemy lines, just hours before one of the bloodiest battles in World War II. "I was ...

They each flew one combat mission in a quiet, hulking glider, in the European theater of World War II. But memories the two aging veterans brought to New Orleans this week differ sharply. For George ...

GRANITE FALLS - As teenagers growing up in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation, Gysbert and Wilhelmina Beukhof witnessed many horrors, but fixed their eyes also on one sign of hope. They ...

The wings and tails of American combat gliders, key to the Allied invasion on D-Day 78 years ago, were built in Mineola in what’s now a strip mall with a Barnes & Noble, Ben’s Deli and Stop & Shop.

During World War II, brave service members flew and traveled on glider planes that helped move key resources behind enemy lines. Now some of the heroes will gather in town for a soaring tribute. The ...

Here are a few important points to remember about the history flick. Silent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of World War II starring has a PG rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min. The release date ...