Glider Pilot Regiment
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The Glider Pilot Regiment was a British airborne forces unit of the Second World War, which was responsible for crewing the British Army's military gliders and saw action in the European theatre in su
Cap badge of the Glider Pilot Regiment.
Glider pilots of the 6th Airborne Division and RAF crews are briefed at RAF Harwell for the D-Day invasion, 5 June 1944.
Two men of the Glider Pilot Regiment search a ruined school for German snipers during Operation Market Garden, 20 September 1944. After landing, glider pilots were expected to fight as infantry.
Glider pilots pose in front of a Horsa glider, 11 December 1944. From left to right: Lt J. F. Hubble; S/Sgt B. L. Morgan; S/Sgt J. L. Crone; Sgt R. Biagott.
General Aircraft Hamilcar
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The General Aircraft Limited GAL.49 Hamilcar or Hamilcar Mark I was a large British military glider produced during the Second World War, which was designed to carry heavy cargo, such as the Tetrarch
A Hamilcar Mark I in flight
Side view of a Hamilcar Mark I
M22 Locust light tank leaving a Hamilcar glider. The deflated shock absorbers lowered the fuselage to the ground and allowed vehicles to exit without the use of ramps
Hamilcar gliders of 6th Airlanding Brigade arrive on Drop Zone 'N' carrying Tetrarch tanks, 6 June 1944.