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Pilot And Co-Pilot Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Discuss Mission Before Glider, 'Old Canvas Sides' Is Towed From A Field Somewhere In France. 3 February 1945. - Page 1Pilot And Co-Pilot Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Discuss Mission Before Glider, 'Old Canvas Sides' Is Towed From A Field Somewhere In France. 3 February 1945. - Page 1
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TROOP CARRYING GLIDERS TOWED BY CARGO SHIPS ROAR OFF OVER THE FRENCH COAST DURING INVASION DAY. - Page 1TROOP CARRYING GLIDERS TOWED BY CARGO SHIPS ROAR OFF OVER THE FRENCH COAST DURING INVASION DAY. - Page 1
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Invasion drawing by Capt. Creekmore. - Page 5Invasion drawing by Capt. Creekmore. - Page 5
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FRANCE-Maj. Gleen E. Mann of Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, a member of the 9th Air force Troop Carrier Command, is greeted by Major Nagel (right) of the 9th Engineer Command as he landed on a captured German airfield which the American - Page 1FRANCE-Maj. Gleen E. Mann of Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, a member of the 9th Air force Troop Carrier Command, is greeted by Major Nagel (right) of the 9th Engineer Command as he landed on a captured German airfield which the American - Page 1
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A glider of the 9th Air force Troop Carrier Command is shown where it cracked up on landing somewhere in France. - Page 1A glider of the 9th Air force Troop Carrier Command is shown where it cracked up on landing somewhere in France. - Page 1
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Pictured in the vast patchwork of fields in northern France gliders of the 9th AF Troop Carrier Command are shown after they had transported members of the airborne infantry to begin the initial assault for the liberation of Europe. - Page 1Pictured in the vast patchwork of fields in northern France gliders of the 9th AF Troop Carrier Command are shown after they had transported members of the airborne infantry to begin the initial assault for the liberation of Europe. - Page 1
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In a flower covered field in France a CG-4 Glider stood ready for the first snap take-off since D-Day on foreign territory. The take-off was successful under the supervision of Col. Glynne M. Jones, of 9th Troop Carrier Command. - Page 1In a flower covered field in France a CG-4 Glider stood ready for the first snap take-off since D-Day on foreign territory. The take-off was successful under the supervision of Col. Glynne M. Jones, of 9th Troop Carrier Command. - Page 1
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Pictured on ground where they came to rest near a road in Normandy, these gliders of the Ninth Troop Carrier Command were the first to land the Airborne Infantry D-Day on the French soil. - Page 1Pictured on ground where they came to rest near a road in Normandy, these gliders of the Ninth Troop Carrier Command were the first to land the Airborne Infantry D-Day on the French soil. - Page 1
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On "D-Day" Douglas C-47 Troop carrying planes of the 9th AF, towing gliders loaded with airborne infantry are on the way to the French coast to participate in the initial assault behind enemy lines, while down below naval units make their way toward - Page 1On "D-Day" Douglas C-47 Troop carrying planes of the 9th AF, towing gliders loaded with airborne infantry are on the way to the French coast to participate in the initial assault behind enemy lines, while down below naval units make their way toward - Page 1
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Cross section of the massive glider landing operations at a French objective of the U.S. Army 9th AF. Gliders and tow planes can be seen circling, and, at left, gliders which have already landed are seen close together. Note smashed gliders there and - Page 1Cross section of the massive glider landing operations at a French objective of the U.S. Army 9th AF. Gliders and tow planes can be seen circling, and, at left, gliders which have already landed are seen close together. Note smashed gliders there and - Page 1
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These are gliders and parachutes left on a Normandy field on D-Day by Allied airborne troops who had been dropped behind the enemy lines to strike when and where it would hurt the most. This photograph was taken by a Marauder of the U.S. Army - Page 1These are gliders and parachutes left on a Normandy field on D-Day by Allied airborne troops who had been dropped behind the enemy lines to strike when and where it would hurt the most. This photograph was taken by a Marauder of the U.S. Army - Page 1
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Gliders, British "Horsa" and American CG-4 of the 9th Air Force have landed American Paratroops on French soil. Pictured here is the patch work of Cherbourg Peninsula as it appeared from a 9th Air Force Reconnaissance plane some hours after opening - Page 1Gliders, British "Horsa" and American CG-4 of the 9th Air Force have landed American Paratroops on French soil. Pictured here is the patch work of Cherbourg Peninsula as it appeared from a 9th Air Force Reconnaissance plane some hours after opening - Page 1
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Men Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Arrange Tow Lines To Prevent Snags In Preparation For The Tow Planes And Gliders Which Later Took Part In What Was The Greatest Airborne Operation In The History Of The War, The Dropping Of Paratroops And Gliders Loade - Page 1Men Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Arrange Tow Lines To Prevent Snags In Preparation For The Tow Planes And Gliders Which Later Took Part In What Was The Greatest Airborne Operation In The History Of The War, The Dropping Of Paratroops And Gliders Loade - Page 1
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Photo Taken On 6 June 1944 Showing Allied Gliders In A Field Near The Invasion Coast Of France. - Page 1Photo Taken On 6 June 1944 Showing Allied Gliders In A Field Near The Invasion Coast Of France. - Page 1
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Gliders Participating In The Invasion Of France. - Page 5Gliders Participating In The Invasion Of France. - Page 5
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Gliders Hit The Dirt In Southern France Before The Assault Landings Took Place. Maaf'S Lockheed P-38 Photo Plane Caught Some Of The Directly After They Landed. - Page 1Gliders Hit The Dirt In Southern France Before The Assault Landings Took Place. Maaf'S Lockheed P-38 Photo Plane Caught Some Of The Directly After They Landed. - Page 1
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General View Of Anti-Glider Posts Placed By Germans Along The Southern Coast Of France. (Pertuis Area, France.) 21 August 1944. - Page 1General View Of Anti-Glider Posts Placed By Germans Along The Southern Coast Of France. (Pertuis Area, France.) 21 August 1944. - Page 1
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Gliders In A Double Line On The Runway At The 93Rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 439Th Troop Carrier Group Base Somewhere In France, 26 March 1945. - Page 1Gliders In A Double Line On The Runway At The 93Rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 439Th Troop Carrier Group Base Somewhere In France, 26 March 1945. - Page 1
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Gliders Landed In Vast Patchwork Of Farms And Fields During The Invasion Of Southern France On D-Day, 15 August 1944. - Page 1Gliders Landed In Vast Patchwork Of Farms And Fields During The Invasion Of Southern France On D-Day, 15 August 1944. - Page 1
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Douglas C-47S Towing Cg-4 Gliders Pass Over A 9Th Troop Carrier Command Base Somewhere In France. 12 March 1945. - Page 9Douglas C-47S Towing Cg-4 Gliders Pass Over A 9Th Troop Carrier Command Base Somewhere In France. 12 March 1945. - Page 9
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During A Mission By The 93Rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 439Th Troop Carrier Group From An Air Base Somewhere In France, Douglas C-47S Tow Two Cg-4 Gliders Each. 27 March 1945. - Page 1During A Mission By The 93Rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 439Th Troop Carrier Group From An Air Base Somewhere In France, Douglas C-47S Tow Two Cg-4 Gliders Each. 27 March 1945. - Page 1
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Gliders Participating In The Invasion Of France. - Page 3Gliders Participating In The Invasion Of France. - Page 3
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Gliders Participating In The Invasion Of France. - Page 1Gliders Participating In The Invasion Of France. - Page 1
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Douglas C-47S Towing Cg-4 Gliders On A Routine Mission Somewhere Over France. 12 March 1945. - Page 7Douglas C-47S Towing Cg-4 Gliders On A Routine Mission Somewhere Over France. 12 March 1945. - Page 7
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Douglas C-47S Towing Cg-4 Gliders On A Routine Mission Somewhere Over France. 12 March 1945. - Page 5Douglas C-47S Towing Cg-4 Gliders On A Routine Mission Somewhere Over France. 12 March 1945. - Page 5
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Douglas C-47S Towing Cg-4 Gliders On A Routine Mission Somewhere Over France. 12 March 1945. - Page 3Douglas C-47S Towing Cg-4 Gliders On A Routine Mission Somewhere Over France. 12 March 1945. - Page 3
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Douglas C-47S Towing Cg-4 Gliders On A Routine Mission Somewhere Over France. 12 March 1945. - Page 1Douglas C-47S Towing Cg-4 Gliders On A Routine Mission Somewhere Over France. 12 March 1945. - Page 1
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Douglas C-47S Lined Up Along The Runway With Gliders Attached Ready For Take-Off From The 93Rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 439Th Troop Carrier Group Base Somewhere In France, 26 March 1945. - Page 1Douglas C-47S Lined Up Along The Runway With Gliders Attached Ready For Take-Off From The 93Rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 439Th Troop Carrier Group Base Somewhere In France, 26 March 1945. - Page 1
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Douglas C-47S Are Shown Towing Cg-4 Gliders Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command During A Routine Flight Somewhere In France. 12 March 1945. - Page 1Douglas C-47S Are Shown Towing Cg-4 Gliders Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command During A Routine Flight Somewhere In France. 12 March 1945. - Page 1
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At An Air Base Somewhere In France, Anti-Aircraft Crew Members Make Their Temporary Living Quarters Under Wing Of Cg-4 Glider. 1 April 1945. - Page 1At An Air Base Somewhere In France, Anti-Aircraft Crew Members Make Their Temporary Living Quarters Under Wing Of Cg-4 Glider. 1 April 1945. - Page 1
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Cg-4 Gliders Come To Earth In Briefed Dropping Area Outside Le Muy, France. Dust Clouds Kicked Up By Gliders Have Not Yet Settled. - Page 1Cg-4 Gliders Come To Earth In Briefed Dropping Area Outside Le Muy, France. Dust Clouds Kicked Up By Gliders Have Not Yet Settled. - Page 1
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Douglas C-47 And Gliders Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Await Take Off Signal At An Airfield Somewhere In France. 12 March 1945. - Page 1Douglas C-47 And Gliders Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Await Take Off Signal At An Airfield Somewhere In France. 12 March 1945. - Page 1
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Douglas C-47, Towing Two Cg-4 Gliders, Takes Off On A Practice Mission From A 9Th Troop Carrier Command Base Somewhere In France. 12 March 1945. - Page 1Douglas C-47, Towing Two Cg-4 Gliders, Takes Off On A Practice Mission From A 9Th Troop Carrier Command Base Somewhere In France. 12 March 1945. - Page 1
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Douglas C-47S And Cg-4 Gliders Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Are Shown Lined Up On A Landing Strip Prior To Take Off On A Routine Flight Somewhere In France. 12 March 1945. - Page 1Douglas C-47S And Cg-4 Gliders Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Are Shown Lined Up On A Landing Strip Prior To Take Off On A Routine Flight Somewhere In France. 12 March 1945. - Page 1
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Douglas C-47S And Cg-4 Gliders Lined Up At A 9Th Troop Carrier Command Base Somewhere In France. 17 March 1945. - Page 3Douglas C-47S And Cg-4 Gliders Lined Up At A 9Th Troop Carrier Command Base Somewhere In France. 17 March 1945. - Page 3
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Air Crews Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Relax Underneath The Wing Of One Of The Many Cg-4 Gliders Lined Up At An Air Base Somewhere In France, 26 March 1945. - Page 1Air Crews Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Relax Underneath The Wing Of One Of The Many Cg-4 Gliders Lined Up At An Air Base Somewhere In France, 26 March 1945. - Page 1
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A Wrecked American Glider After It Was Caught In One Of The Numerous French Fields, In Which Germans Placed Posts To Prevent Glider Landings, And Impale Paratroopers, Near St. Mere Eglise, France. 6 June 1944. - Page 1A Wrecked American Glider After It Was Caught In One Of The Numerous French Fields, In Which Germans Placed Posts To Prevent Glider Landings, And Impale Paratroopers, Near St. Mere Eglise, France. 6 June 1944. - Page 1
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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 - Page 1Aerial 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 - Page 1
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9Th Air Force (416Th Bomb Group A-20 Havocs Are Served At A Base Once Separated By The Germans But Now Serving As 'Home' For This Unit. Despite Wreckage Caused By Allied Bombings And Enemy Demolitions The Base Was Soon Back In Operating Condition. Villa - Page 19Th Air Force (416Th Bomb Group A-20 Havocs Are Served At A Base Once Separated By The Germans But Now Serving As 'Home' For This Unit. Despite Wreckage Caused By Allied Bombings And Enemy Demolitions The Base Was Soon Back In Operating Condition. Villa - Page 1
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The air freight must go through regardless of the elements. A First Tactical AF Air Depot cargo plane stands by while the Aviation Engineers clear the runways at a snow-covered airfield somewhere in France. - Page 1The air freight must go through regardless of the elements. A First Tactical AF Air Depot cargo plane stands by while the Aviation Engineers clear the runways at a snow-covered airfield somewhere in France. - Page 1
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A Pattern Of Douglas C-47S And Gliders Is Pictured Against The Sky As The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Sends Load After Load Of Airborne Infantry Reinforcements Into Needed Areas. 5 April 1945. - Page 1A Pattern Of Douglas C-47S And Gliders Is Pictured Against The Sky As The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Sends Load After Load Of Airborne Infantry Reinforcements Into Needed Areas. 5 April 1945. - Page 1
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A Pattern Of Douglas C-47S And Gliders Is Pictured Against The Sky As The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Sends Load After Load Of Airborne Infantry Reinforcements Into Needed Areas. 5 April 1945. - Page 3A Pattern Of Douglas C-47S And Gliders Is Pictured Against The Sky As The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Sends Load After Load Of Airborne Infantry Reinforcements Into Needed Areas. 5 April 1945. - Page 3
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At An Air Base Somewhere In France, Anti-Aircraft Crew Members Make Their Temporary Living Quarters Under Wing Of Cg-4 Glider. 1 April 1945. - Page 1At An Air Base Somewhere In France, Anti-Aircraft Crew Members Make Their Temporary Living Quarters Under Wing Of Cg-4 Glider. 1 April 1945. - Page 1
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A Cg-4 Cargo Glider Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Takes Off From An Air Base Somewhere In France, 27 December 1944. - Page 1A Cg-4 Cargo Glider Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Takes Off From An Air Base Somewhere In France, 27 December 1944. - Page 1
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A Douglas C-47 Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Flies Low Over A Field During A 'Snatch Pickup' Of A Cg-4A Glider, 'Old Canvas Sides' Somewhere In France. 3 February 1945. - Page 1A Douglas C-47 Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command Flies Low Over A Field During A 'Snatch Pickup' Of A Cg-4A Glider, 'Old Canvas Sides' Somewhere In France. 3 February 1945. - Page 1
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