Full Movie: Silent Wings The American Glider Pilots of WWII ( Feature Documentary)

6, 000 young Americans volunteered to fly large unarmed gliders into battle. Only a few returned. Subscribe to Janson for more great documentaries: , Movie, Full, Documentary From the early race to build gliders to the DDay invasion at Normandy and Nazi Germany s final surrender, this acclaimed feature documentary, narrated by Hal Holbrook, reveals the critical role gliders played in World War II offensives. Through rare archival footage and photographs, the film places the audience right at the center of the action in the dangerous world of American glider pilot. More Ways to Stream: Amazon Prime: IMDb: Directed by: Robert Child Starring: Hal Holbrook During WWII, 6000 young Americans volunteered to fly large unarmed cargo gliders into battle. For these glider pilots every mission was doordie. It was their task to repeatedly risk their lives lan