Operation Varsity "was the battle that ended" World War Two in Europe, yet it is largely unknown to all but military history ...

Being the largest assault glider of WWII, the name Giant was certainly ... but it proved unstable after being released from the Ju 90 tow plane and there was concern over the structural integrity ...

Lockheed's P-38 introduced the concept of the interceptor a fighter aircraft of great speed and high rate of climb. As WWII progressed ... reconnaissance and even glider tow.

took off from RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk towed by a Dakota plane and carrying "a 17-pounder gun, towing vehicle and gun detachment of eight personnel". He had volunteered for the Glider Pilot ...