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FilmMovie ReviewsSilent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of World War II — 2007

Silent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of World War II

2007

1h 53m

Documentary/History/War

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Cast

Hal Holbrook (Narrator)Walter CronkiteAndrew Rooney

Director

Robert Child

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Synopsis

6,000 young Americans volunteered to fly large unarmed gliders into battle. Only a few returned.

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