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191 - US Glider Pilots of World War II

The WW2 Podcast

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The Battle of the Rhine

After crossing the Rhine, Vida asks how quickly they got back to Britain. They were test pilots from one mission to the next and really far say they had finally figured out how to expedite the return of the lighter pilots once the firing stop. Some of the guys even complained about that they kind of like the idea of a couple days off, you know, before they had to report in. But nonetheless, it was much better or really organized for the first time with amphibs to get them across the rivers and all those sorts of things to resupply and regroup back at their bases for the firsttime in the war.

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