Originally Posted by
teeteringhead
GPR suffered 90% cas at Arnhem, so 1500
RAF pilots were drafted in for the Rhine crossing. In that Operation, 60% of the glider aircrew kia were RAF ..........
...... and they did their bit:
A walk around the Oosterbeek war cemetary is quite sobering.
The 60% casualty rate on Varsity is directly representative of the percentage of glider pilots taking part who were RAF (one of whom was my late Father).