Record #:

34634

Author(s):

Holt, Bill

Abstract:

During the Second World War, the U.S. Army opened a Glider Pilot training program in Laurinburg-Maxton airport in Maxton, North Carolina. Holt was a program participant and trained as a CG-4A glider pilot and C-47 co-pilot. During the war, Holt served with the American invasion force at Wesel, Germany.

Source:

The Researcher (NoCar F 262 C23 R47), Vol. 16 Issue 3, Winter 2000, p9-11, il, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Training camps; Maxton--History