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IX TCC glider pilots fought as infantry
after they landed their gliders on the LZs after the crossing of the
Rhine River in the invasion of Germany. During the Rhine mission, many GPs and their passengers,
troopers of the 17th Airborne Division, were pinned down on their landing
zones for hours. Canvas-covered Waco CG-4A gliders offered scant
cover. Shown here is Flight Officer Donald O'Neill, a glider pilot with the
78th TC Sqdn, 435th Group. Photo taken by William K. Horn.
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