November 11, 2003 A group of 82nd Airborne Division engineer and parachute infantry officers (and one enlisted man, watching) lash a pallet of ammo and fuel to the deck of a skinless test glider in this pre-D-Day invasion experiment. The mockup allowed gliderman to determine the best locations aboard the American Wacos to position various types of cargo. Official U.S. Army photo, dated 1944.