Claim: Phil Walters (born April 20, 1916) joined the United States Army Air Corps and flew a Waco CG-4A and was taken prisoner.
Evidence: (1916-04-20)April 20, 1916
New York City, US He was able to safely land his troops although he was wounded, and taken prisoner. It was January 1942 when he joined the United States Army Air Corps, as a transport and glider pilot. He flew a Waco CG-4A glider during a disastrous invasion of the Netherlands, which the Germans knew of in advance.