General›Aerial View Of Gliders Of The 1St Allied Airborne Army Lined Up On A Runway At An Airfield In France, Loaded And Ready To Go, In What Was Perhaps The Greatest Airborne Operation In The History Of The War, The Dropping Of Paratroops And Airborne Infantryme

Publication:

US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

Theater Number:

12

Theater:

Europe

Place:

France

Category:

Gliders

Sub Category:

General

Short Caption:

Aerial View Of Glide...

Caption:

Aerial View Of Gliders Of The 1St Allied Airborne Army Lined Up On A Runway At An Airfield In France, Loaded And Ready To Go, In What Was Perhaps The Greatest Airborne Operation In The History Of The War, The Dropping Of Paratroops And Airborne Infantryme

Photo Series:

WWII

Updated Subject:

FRANCE,GLIDERS

History:

Print ETO HQ 4" x 5" from Signal Corps. Stamped: "Passed for Publication, Field Press Censor SHAEF." New neg number 123050AC assigned by NASM Archives and copy neg made on Douglas A-20.

NARA Reference Number:

342-FH-3A17427-123050AC

Conflict Period:

World War II

About US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

This series of photos documents an important era in US military aviation history, especially activities of the US Air Force during World War II.