The Silent Wings Museum Presents Connecting with Maps

Are you interested in the geography of World War II Glider Operations? Just love maps? Join the Silent Wings Museum for Connecting with Maps: A Personal Connection to the Geography of World War II Glider Operations on Saturday, September 14, 2024 from 2-4pm.

This special program at the Silent Wings Museum will include a guided tour of the current featured exhibit, Unfamiliar Territory: Military Maps and the American Glider Pilot, highlighting unique maps used by the World War II Glider Pilots as they accomplished their missions behind enemy lines.

After a guided exhibit tour at 2pm, participate in Connecting with Maps, focused on the geography of World War II and its impact on civilians in the combat zone. We will be concentrating on maps related to Operation Market Garden.

Learn how 1,899 cargo gliders flown by skilled pilots brought in troops, equipment, and supplies to the heart of the fight for Holland.

Meet a Geographic Information Systems professional to learn about the skills and technology of modern mapmaking, a career choice with many possibilities.

Compare your own familiar territory with the places in which glider operations took place – you may make some surprising discoveries!

Program and guided tour are included with your admission into the Silent Wings Museum.

This program was made possible by a grant from the Helen Jones Foundation.

For more information and full schedule, please contact the Silent Wings Museum at (806) 775-3049 or visit us online at www.silentwingsmuseum.com. Follow the Silent Wings Museum on social media @silentwingsmuseum for more thematic content.

The Silent Wings Museum is located at 6202 N. I-27 (Exit 9) in Lubbock’s old airport terminal.

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