Silent Wings Museum

Artifact Spotlight: National World War II Glider Pilots Association Banner. Watch our Curator present the history of the NWWIIGPA Banner on our website! #veteransday

Veterans Day Take and Makes are available at the Silent Wings Museum all day! You may even find some sweets and stickers nearby... #veteransday

The Honorable Mayor Dan Pope delivers a special City of Lubbock Veterans Day Mayoral Proclamation. See it on our website now! #veteransday

Who are you honoring today? #veteransday

Shout out to the Brits! Flight Officer Bear has a close look at some of the Horsa components on exhibit at the Silent Wings Museum. #SilentWingsMuseum #LubbockTX #FlightOfficerBear

Troops loaded the British Horsa glider through a side door set behind the cockpit. Cargo was unloaded through this door or the tail section after separation from the rear fuselage at the bulkhead.

Rescue those troops! See if you can solve the maze and get those troops out of there!

A Look at the Horsa Glider The British-made Horsa, a wooden, high-wing monoplane, could carry a wide variety of cargo up to around 7,000 lbs, about twice the capacity of its American counterpart. Almost 5,000 Horsa gliders were built during WWII.

#MuseumFromHome It’s the British Invasion! Come find out what you know about the British Horsa Glider. Take our quiz here: ow.ly/RUbT50C7yqr

A Good Day to Fly. Flight Officer Bear takes a break to dream of getting away to the clouds. Hope to see you all soon at the Silent Wings Museum! #SilentWingsMuseum #LubbockTX #FlightOfficerBear

Colonel Philip Cochran addressed the Glider Pilots of the 1st Air Commandos just prior to Operation Thursday. Gliders carried men and equipment deep into Japanese territory. youtube.com/watch?v=lbxn17…

See how much of a wordsmith you are in this fun Wordy Wednesday!

South Plains Army Flying School student glider pilots take a rest on their 16-mile march to Buffalo Springs Lake in 1942. The man taking the photo made sure to note on the back that it was “Rough as Hell.”

They said what? Do you know who said these quotes? tryinteract.com/share/quiz/5f8…

Check out our Visitor of the Week! Robert visited us at the Silent Wings Museum from Petersburg! He enjoyed viewing the movie and displays. Thanks for dropping in Robert!

You all have a stake in this, so listen up! Flight Officer Bear briefs tow pilots and Airborne Infantry about what to expect in a glider operation.

Flight Officer James Campbell used this practice signal device for Radio Codes during his ground school training. This device helped him perfect his Morse Code skills, needed to communicate effectively if verbal radio communication was not possible.

See how well you would do on Ground School homework with this Wordy Wednesday!

In preparation for flight training, student glider pilots took Ground School courses. Topics include: meteorology, navigation & use chemical warfare protective equipment. These students at South Plains Army Air Field attended Navigation class between training flights.