Silent Wings Museum Photo: Glider Pilot's returning after flying gliders to landing zone.

National Archives photo: Douglas C-47 Troop Carrier planes of the Troop Carrier Air Division of the Twelfth Air Force are shown here towing airborne troop laden gliders toward the Southern France Coast where they released the Gliders at a point between Toulon and Cannes.

Silent Wings Photo: Aerial view of gliders in LZ.

National Archives Photo: Gliders hit the dirt in southern France before the assault landings took place. MAAF's Lockheed P-38 photo plane caught some of them directly after they landed

Silent Wings Museum Photo: Art Thomas. Great Pilot. Great Guy. Southern France.
This is Flight Officer Arthur J. Thomas who landed in a vineyard in Southern France. F/O Robert L Weller He was the Pilot Glider: 42-77274 (a fine Ford Motor Company product) in Serial No.: 22, Chalk No.: 035. The Tow plane and Crew was Tug Number: 42-24202, Pilot: 1st Lt Thomas E HALLIFAX, Co-pilot: 2nd Lt William H BOULINEAU, Navigator: 2nd Lt George D BENETT, Crew Chief: T/Sgt Virgil B Hill, and the Radio Op: Sgt Linden M Smith.

National Archives Photo, Caption on back: These gliders, towed by Douglas C-47 Transports of the Troop Carrier Air Division of the Twelfth Air Force, landed in this field in Southern France, and the airborne troops dug in, to take over enemy positions, from retreating Hun.

USAFHRA photo, Caption : THE SIX MIN IN A ROW are officers who took part in the glider ission to Southern France on 15 August 1944. From left to right: Lt. Col. Allan D Moore, Group Operations Officer; Lt. Col. Charles M. Smith, Commanding Officer; Major Delair Clark, of the 50th TC Wing; ajor Ennis McCall, Group Glider Operations Officer; and 1st Lt. Lloyd A West, Assit Glider Operations Officer.

USAFHRA photo, Caption : Lt Ernie Dutcher from the 88th TC Squadron was on a PT-209 at the Initial Point for the air armada during the invasion of Southern France. He witnessed the CG-4A glider go down in the Mediterranean Sea on 15 August 1944. The crew of the PT-209 rushed to the aid of the men in the glider. Ernie did not hesitate to help the men out of the top hatch of the glider. After the men were out he went down in his skivvies to retrieve valuable equipment from the glider by passing it up through the top hatch. Once everyone was on the boat the gunners shot holes in the glider and sunk her.