Glider nostalgia Nostalgic moment for former Staff Sergeant ' Andy ' Andrews , 65 , a World war II glider pilot , at today ' s unveiling of a Waco Hadrian glider at the museum of Army flying in Middle Wallop . Hants . It is similar to one he flew on operation Husky from North Africa carrying troops for the invasion of Sicily and the restored glider carries the markings of his plane , No 10 , which crashed in Siracuse , the logbook of which he kept .