Glider Pilot Regiment
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The Glider Pilot Regiment was a specialized British airborne unit of World War II whose pilots flew military gliders to deliver troops and equipment silently behind enemy lines.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
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airborne forces unit ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
Airspeed Horsa glider
NERFINISHED
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General Aircraft Hamilcar glider NERFINISHED ⓘ Waco CG-4 Hadrian glider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1st Airborne Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
6th Airborne Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| badge | Army Air Corps eagle with laurel wreath ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decorations | Victoria Cross recipients among members ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1957 ⓘ |
| duty |
fight on the ground after landing
ⓘ
fly gliders from towing aircraft to landing zones ⓘ |
| formed | 1942 ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAF Shrewton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Tilshead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherFormation | British Airborne Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | traditions continued in modern British Army aviation units ⓘ |
| motto | Nothing is Impossible ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Merville Battery assault support
ⓘ
Pegasus Bridge landings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Battle of Arnhem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Market Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Overlord NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Varsity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Army Air Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personnelType |
NCO pilots
ⓘ
officer pilots ⓘ |
| role |
airlanding of troops and equipment
ⓘ
military glider operations ⓘ |
| specialization | silent insertion behind enemy lines ⓘ |
| theatre |
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwest Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingRole | trained as pilots and infantry soldiers ⓘ |
| type | airlanding glider unit ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Airspeed Horsa