Soldiers With Wings

Keystone1944-06-06

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6th June 1944: Taken on D-Day, the fields of Northern France are covered with Waco gliders of the Ninth Airforce Troop Carrier Command, whilst other gliders prepare to land, whilst Douglas C 47 glider tugs leave the area. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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Title: Soldiers With Wings
Creator: Keystone
Date Created: 1944-06-06
Date Published: 2004-04-09
Provenance: Hulton Archive
Subject Keywords: Field, Danger, Finance, Transportation, Air Vehicle, Vertical, Rural Scene, Residential District, Black And White, War, Airplane, Flying, Leaving, Pulling, France, Army, Air Force, Land, Military, Politics, Glider, Military Airplane, No People, World War II, Arromanches, Gliding, Waco, Preparation, Douglas, 1940-1949

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