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Photographer: via American Air Museum in Britain
Taken: 1944
Caption: 436^th Troop Carrier Group
Additional Description: "Douglas C-47 Skytrains, 12th AF Troop Carrier Wing, loaded with paratroopers on their way for the invasion of Southern France, 15 August 1944." - At extreme right is a S6 coded C-47 of 79th TCS, 436th TCG. Heading the main formation a 3D coded C-47 of 82nd TCS, 436th TCG.
Submitted: March 16, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
Database Locator Identification Number: p573386
File Size: 0.519 Megabytes

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