Waco CG-4A Built by Glider Pilot Veteran

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On my first trip to the SILENT WINGS Museum in Terrell, Texas back in the 1980s they had a gift shop with certain items for sale. Books, videos, post cards and so on. They also had wooden models of the CG-4A.

I was told that one of the Glider Pilot veterans made these for the museum so I bought one for $10.00. A couple years during another trip to the museum I wanted to buy one of these models for a friend. None were on display. I asked about them and was told the old veteran that made them had passed away. I think you will have to agree that this gentleman was very talented,

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[1canpara]

That's very cool, and even better knowing it was made by a glider pilot vet! Thanks for sharing!

 

I have a similar one on display with my 325th helmet, it's handmade but not by a vet ?

 

Rick

[Backtheattack]

Bad to hear he passed away. Rest in peace. Very well done model remembering a great plane - and great soldiers who ride them.

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On my first trip to the SILENT WINGS Museum in Terrell, Texas back in the 1980s they had a gift shop with certain items for sale. Books, videos, post cards and so on. They also had wooden models of the CG-4A.

I was told that one of the Glider Pilot veterans made these for the museum so I bought one for $10.00. A couple years during another trip to the museum I wanted to buy one of these models for a friend. None were on display. I asked about them and was told the old veteran that made them had passed away. I think you will have to agree that this gentleman was very talented,

 

 

Excellent model! Would love to find something like that. I have no talent for building models so I am going to have to buy, lol. I'd like to find a glider and C-47.

 

My visit to the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. I stumbled across a bronze statue of one of their soldiers displayed on the memorial. Unfortunately it was the only one they had left and wouldn't sell.