FLIGHT OF DREAMS (PART 1)
As a young boy, Harold Axelson dreamed of flight. During World War II, Harold was a member of the 74th Troop Carrier Squadron, 434th Troop Carrier Group, based at Aldermaston (40-miles west of London), England. Harold flew the large British Horsa assault glider (along with co-pilot John Devlin) in the Normandy D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944.
During Operation Market-Garden, Harold flew the American Waco CG-4A Combat Glider and was shot down by German antiaircraft fire, coming down near Maldegem, Belgium.
This interview was conducted at the Travis Air Museum in Vacaville, California, in June of 2006. Sadly, Harold passed away on May 8, 2008.
This is Harold Axelson's World War II story.
FLIGHT OF DREAMS (PART II)