WW2 U.S. Army Air Force Troop Carrier Command Airland Operations by Glider and C-47 STOL Transports

During WW2, the U.S. Army Air Force Troop Carrier Command conducted many airland operations by glider and C-47 STOL Transports. What's missing for OPSEC reasons in this rare footage is the paratroops that would first land by parachute to secure the assault landing zone for airlanding to occur safely http://www.combatreform.org/airbornewarfare.htm If you try to noisy airland transports brazenly in the face of enemy opposition you can incur heavy casualties as befell the Germans when they airlanded even sturdy JU-52 tri-motors onto Maleme airfield on Crete to secure a lodgement: http://www.combatreform.org/hptll.htm Notice how the USAAF primarily used gliders as LOGISTICAL means to deliver bulldozers and jeeps to improve the ground surface for C-47 STOL transports to airland and take-off; C-47s here tow Waco CG-4 gliders to right near the landing zone then release them where they take a sharp hook turn and land. In contrast, the Germans (Eban Emael, Gran Sasso) and British (Orne River Canal "Pegasus" bridges on D-Day) used glider stealth from higher altitudes to ASSAULT positions by surprise: http://www.combatreform.org/paratrooper.htm ...as well as as transports for light tanks: http://www.combatreform.org/airbornetanksnoexcuse.htm Notice the Waco glider landing on water! afterwards glider troops wade ashore!