Gliders Will Carry Jeeps When Invasion Begins
LONDON, May 17. Ford-built gliders loaded with jeeps, and in two-way radio communication with towing planes, will be taken into the enemy lines when invasion starts, says a correspondent of the “Daily Express,” after a visit to the United States headquarters of the Air Support Command.' The Ford glider has a wingspan of 84ft and is more than 48ft long. It accommodates 15 fullyequipped soldiers and two pilots, or a jeep and six soldiers. The jeep’s two way radio will guide fighters and bombers during an attack. The Air Support Commandwas established a year ago under BrfgadierGeneral R C, Candee. who remarked tc a correspondent: “We are planning to operate from here.”
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Northern Advocate, 18 May 1943, Page 3
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