You are wellcome. A good book was wrote from a friend of mine. Mr Ian Blackwell and the title is : “Battle for Sicily” Stepping stone to victory. Editor Pen & Sword.
Roberto,
Thanks for that information. In fact the publishers Sword and Pen also have a new book coming out in a few months “Glider Pilots Of Sicily.”
I will try to get a copy of " Battle for Sicily".
ciao
Tooks
Hi fellas
You might find this publication interesting: http://www.amazon.co.uk/When-Dragons-Flew-Illustrated-Battalion/dp/1857940482
Also if you contact the Border museum http://kingsownbordermuseum.btck.co.uk/
Hi there 32Bravo. Good to know that you are still around! Thanks for the contact info for THe Border Regiment Museum. Hopefully I will be able to
find out more specific info about Operation Husky and personnel on gliders etc. That is really helpful. Much appreciated. Tooks
your informations about the landing are very interesting
Captain Stafford, who was in glider 57 and wounded after they had landed in the sea, was my father. I have his silk map of Sicily which they were given for the operation, framed on my wall. The uniform which we believe he was wearing during the operation is at the Border Regiment museum in Carlisle along with a few other mementos from his army ‘collection’ which I went through with the museum when he died a few years ago.
He then spent some time in hospital in Tunisia, which meant that he missed Arnhem but was back in action for the surrender of the Germans in Norway
Robin Stafford