Silent Wings Museum Tells Lubbock's WWII Glider Story

Out by the Lubbock airport, the old terminal and tower hold a piece of World War II history. The City of Lubbock's Silent Wings Museum tells the story of the WWII Military Glider Program. These engineless aircraft were towed into combat to land troops behind enemy lines.

The museum stands on the site of South Plains Army Air Field. It opened for glider training in October 1942 and closed on April 1, 1945. During that run, the field trained nearly 80 percent of America's combat glider pilots.

The collection is anchored by a restored CG-4A glider and the pilots' combat story. It is an unusual Lubbock stop, and it sits where part of that history happened.