The gliders were always towed at an elevation of less than 1,000 feet, and once they were released from the tow plane they could make about 13 feet of forward motion for every foot of drop in altitude ...

Yankee Air Museum (CBS Detroit) - A group of Yankee Air Museum volunteers, some who also happen to be veterans, came together to restore a glider once used to train pilots in WWII. The group, led by ...

John McConnell was a senior at Green Springs High School when the Japanese invaded Pearl Harbor in 1941. When he graduated the following spring, he joined the forces fighting the enemy by enlisting in ...