The initial flight was largely a success, with the glider landing just 9 miles off target due to headwinds.

The German success with gliders silently landing troops behind enemy lines shocked the Allies into action. The U.S. and Great Britain would lead the Allied effort in the development and use of ...

A veteran pilot broke his neck landing a glider in an "unsuitable field", an inquest has heard. Nicholas Gaunt, 85, collapsed after taking a few steps out of his glider when he landed at ...

A glider pilot died 20 days after a rough landing in a Gloucestershire field that left him with a broken neck. The experienced pilot's choice of a field with a steep slope and rough surface on 7 ...