Gliders to Normandy

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Hear Andrew Wheale discuss the development of British glider assault capability culminating in Operations DEADSTICK, TONGA and MALLARD during the Normandy Landings. Andrew will be highlighting issues of inter-service rivalry, the scarcity of resources and the development of doctrine and looking at how the development of Airborne Forces and the glider build programme fitted into the wider war strategy set by Churchill in 1941. Join Andrew in the Museum for this fascinating daytime talk and discover what impact the airborne landings had on the German defenders on D-Day.