They Called Them “Flying Coffins” — Until Silent Gliders Changed D-Day Forever

Описание: They Called Them “Flying Coffins” — Until Silent Gliders Changed D-Day Forever


They had no engines.
They had no parachutes.
And once they cut loose… there was no way back.

During World War II, while paratroopers became legends, another group of soldiers was quietly sent into the most dangerous missions imaginable — glider troops. Towed high into enemy skies, then released into total silence, they crash-landed behind enemy lines carrying men, jeeps, artillery… and no escape plan.

From the disastrous night over Sicily, where dozens of gliders vanished into the sea…
to the eerie silence over Burma’s jungle, where commandos landed deep inside Japanese territory…
and finally to Normandy, where wooden gliders touched down just yards from German machine guns on D-Day.

This is the forgotten story of the men who rode what they called “silent coffins.”
Denied extra pay. Denied recognition.
Yet trusted with missions so dangerous even paratroopers feared them.

Their courage changed airborne warfare forever — and then history moved on without them.

🎖️ This documentary uncovers the untold story of WWII glider warfare, the pilots and infantry who flew without engines, and why their sacrifice was almost erased from memory.


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