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Gliders. Use by Germans. Report

1 May 1940

5. The process of "soaring" would not be possible for a loaded glider and the range or action obtainable is therefore limited to that of a normal glide. From a height of 15,000 feet in still air the machines could glide about fifteen miles. A favourable wind would increase this range, while a head wind would considerably reduce it. 6. In view of its good angle of glide and low landing speed the machine should provide an excellent target for some time before landing. Its flimsy construction would render it and its occupants singularly vulnerable to all kinds of fire.
united kingdom transportation great britain second world war invasion military intelligence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff frederick beaumont-nesbitt photographic reconnaissance john godfrey gliders operation sea lion
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Great Britain United Kingdom
Document Reference
CAB 81/97/79
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/97
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0097.079
Keywords
Gliders Transportation Invasion Operation Sea Lion Photographic Reconnaissance
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
2
Persons Discussed
Frederick Beaumont-Nesbitt John Godfrey
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. May - July 1940. Papers Numbers. JIC 71-194. Volume VII
Themes
Military Intelligence

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