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Use of gliders during invasion of Crete
A recent article in the meteorological magazine Weather refers to the use of gliders being a failure during the invasion of Crete in May 1941. The author was quoting from a 1941 article in Scope, which I believe was a American news magazine.
Apart from the fact the reference was out of context with the remainder of the Weather article, I strongly suspect the original article was written by a journalist with little knowledge of glider operations. Unfortunately I've been unable to source the original.
As my knowledge of the invasion of Crete is minimal I'd be grateful if someone could summarise this aspect (use of gliders) of the operation, with special reference to its success or otherwise.
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