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C-47 Skytrains of the 437th Troop Carrier Group fly over Horsa gliders during a practice mission.
Photographer: via American Air Museum in Britain
Taken: 1944
Caption: C-47 Skytrains of the 437th Troop Carrier Group fly over Horsa gliders during a practice mission.
Additional Description: Printed caption on reverse: 'IC-279550. During glider maneuvers in England, C-47s of the 101st Airborne Division, Ramsbury Airdrome, Berks, England, fly off to land after releasing the gliders shown on the ground below them. 8 Jan 1944. Signal Corps Photo #ETO-HQ-44-159 (Pearson), released by field censor 12 May 1945. Orig. Neg. Lot 14112.' On reverse: National Archives [Stamp], Credit No. [obscured]-279550.
Submitted: January 2, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
Database Locator Identification Number: p631148
File Size: 0.029 Megabytes

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