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Operation of the Glider Pick-Up by the C-47 1944 Free Unlimited Access
This government documentary short film depicts and explains the processes for retrieving a glider in the field. In combat situations in World War II, gliders were used to transport men and materiel to sites not suitable for landing powered aircraft, and the gliders were constructed so that they could be reused. The preparation of the grounded glider is explained, as well as the preparations and maneuvers aboard the C-47 aircraft which will pick up the glider.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ronald Reagan
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Studio: First Motion Picture Unit, United States Army Air Forces
Runtime: 16 minutes
Quality: HD
Release: Mar 13, 1944
Country: United States of America
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