Wow. That’s really interesting history I’ve never heard of. I never knew that glider crash. And I don’t think I’ve ever known where City Hall was in downtown St. Louis. And I’m very interested in the communist stuff since I found some communist ancestors that shocked me a bit. I have a really interesting story in my family line that I uncovered that I wish somebody would look at to see if they could add details to.
Adding City Hall to my to-see list for my next visit! Re the Waco gliders, there were actually a dozen or more firms across the country building gliders to that design. The intention was for them to be crated and shipped to the theatre of war and assembled there, so it was possible to make errors in assembly. But Waco gliders were used in Sicily, at Salerno, in Normandy, in Operation Market Garden in Belgium and Holland, during the Battle of the Bulge, the crossing of the Rhine, and in Burma.
Wow. That’s really interesting history I’ve never heard of. I never knew that glider crash. And I don’t think I’ve ever known where City Hall was in downtown St. Louis. And I’m very interested in the communist stuff since I found some communist ancestors that shocked me a bit. I have a really interesting story in my family line that I uncovered that I wish somebody would look at to see if they could add details to.
https://ww2gp.org/CG-4A/stlouiscrash.php
Such a great read. Thank you for this. Your work is a true public service
Adding City Hall to my to-see list for my next visit! Re the Waco gliders, there were actually a dozen or more firms across the country building gliders to that design. The intention was for them to be crated and shipped to the theatre of war and assembled there, so it was possible to make errors in assembly. But Waco gliders were used in Sicily, at Salerno, in Normandy, in Operation Market Garden in Belgium and Holland, during the Battle of the Bulge, the crossing of the Rhine, and in Burma.