Assault Glider Project

Discussion in 'WW2 Museums. Events, & places to see.' started by airborne medic, May 30, 2008.

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  1. GPRegt

    GPRegt Senior Member

    Any news of the release date of the book about the GPR at Arnhem?

    Was in contact with Mr Peters a couple of weeks ago latest comment was 'August'....but lol he didn't say which year...I assume 2009......

    Luuk Buist one of the authors I know very well is working hardon it and the goal is August/September this year, have seen some stuff of it and it looks very good

    Will definitely be out this August. Had an email from Mike Peters.

    Steve W.
     
    GPRegt, Feb 28, 2009
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  2. airborne medic

    airborne medic Very Senior Member

    Steve,

    Do you know when the next open day at Shawbury is?
     
    airborne medic, Feb 28, 2009
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  3. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Apologies for my aerial ignorance, but were these gliders ever used for more than one flight?
    I appreciate that they were usually wrecked on operations but just wondered if the facility for re-use was designed/built-in or if they were truly 'disposable', as a very quick Google hasn't provided the answer.
     
    von Poop, Feb 28, 2009
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  4. airborne medic

    airborne medic Very Senior Member

    Adam,

    The easy answer is yes they were re-used certainly for training purposes....I'm fairly confident no gliders were reused after Sicily and Arnhem...but it is entirely possible Normandy gliders or parts of them were shipped back to the UK to be reused.....
     
    airborne medic, Feb 28, 2009
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  5. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Cheers, one of those little thoughts that crop up.

    I'm always intrigued by battlefield salvage operations, wonder if there's anything on Glider recycling out there.
    I'd perhaps be even more uneasy climbing into a 'secondhand' one than a new one (but as I suspect I'd only do either at gunpoint it doesn't make a great deal of difference).
     
    von Poop, Feb 28, 2009
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  6. GPRegt

    GPRegt Senior Member

    Steve,

    Do you know when the next open day at Shawbury is?

    Niall,

    There is only one public event now, which is the Veterans' Day on 5 July.

    I appreciate that they were usually wrecked on operations

    Adam,

    In fact, more survived on the battlefield than you might think.


    Steve W.
     
    GPRegt, Feb 28, 2009
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  7. TomTAS

    TomTAS Very Senior Member

    Hi Steve and AM

    Steve whats this book you have ??? and will have to see if I can make the open day I have a good few GPR books and tons of photos.

    Cheers
    TomTAS
     
    TomTAS, Feb 28, 2009
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  8. airborne medic

    airborne medic Very Senior Member

    Tom,
    On behalf of Steve it's called The Last Drop...think it is mentioned on page 1 or 2 of this thread....it's on Op Varsity and I got my copy off the internet....it's publsihed by a US company called Stackpole Books ISBN978 08117 0310 9.

    Paid about £10 for it.......
     
    airborne medic, Mar 1, 2009
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  9. Mark Hone

    Mark Hone Senior Member

    I'm particularly interested to see what use they made of the info I supplied them about Bury Grammar School old boy Des Turner. Our Arnhem tour this year will be GPR-focussed.
     
    Mark Hone, Mar 3, 2009
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  10. Philip Reinders

    Philip Reinders Very Senior Member

    Paul Hendriks in Wolfheze, has many parts, including part of a WACO, he is working hard on Glider/Wolheze Museum in Wolfheze near the blindhouse, still plans, but no doubt it will occure within a few years time
     
    Philip Reinders, Mar 3, 2009
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