the company clerk: Glider Pilot reenacting

As many of you know, I am a reenactor. And as such, I take pride in recreating "impressions" of WWII soldiers. My primary focus of interest, as you may or may not have already gathered, are the glider pilots of WWII. Primarily trained as pilots and without a lot of thought given to infantry tactics, they were forced to find their way back to whatever friendlies they could happen upon once they landed behind enemy lines.

These pilots were all volunteers and much older than the average Air Corps pilot of the day, most being between 25-35. They were primarily washouts from Cadet school, or simply lacked the proper vision or age requirements. But, they all wanted to get their chance to fly and "get into the action," so they were given perhaps the most dangerous position in the entire armed forces of WWII. Criminally overlooked by the history books and not given their proper due, I have taken it upon myself to portray a little-known chapter in WWII history. Plus, it's a lot of fun to get dressed up and shoot things.