"2,075" . . . "Operation Ladbroke was a glider landing of British airborne forces near Syracuse, Sicily, that began on 9 July 1943 as part of the Allied invasion of the island. The first Allied mission using large numbers of the aircraft, the operation was carried out from Tunisia by the 1st Airlanding Brigade, with a force of 136 Wacos and eight Horsas."@en . "Operation Ladbroke"@en . "1943-07-10Z"^^ . . "British victoryref|Although the 1st Airlanding Brigade could not hold onto the bridge after it had been captured. Their removal of the demolition charges prevented its destruction when the first units from the 5th Infantry Division arrived.|group =nb" . . . "unknown" . . . "313 killed and 174 missing or wounded" .