# Silent Wings at War

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- Book: [Silent Wings at War](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-l-lowden/silent-wings-at-war) ([Silent Wings at War.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-l-lowden/silent-wings-at-war.md))
- Authors: [John L. Lowden](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-l-lowden)
- Publisher: smithsonian_books
- ISBN: 978-15-8834-034-4
- Pages: 248
- Published: 2002-09-17
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The pilots were known as “suicide jockeys” and the aircraft they flew were called “flak bait.” Towed behind modified bombers or transport aircraft, Allied combat gliders were used...