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US Army troops trying load a Jeep into the side door of a Horsa I glider during an exercise, United Kingdom, 22 Apr 1944. Note a combat load would have backed the Jeep in; the Horsa II nose section was hinged and swung out of the way for straight-in loading.

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Caption     US Army troops trying load a Jeep into the side door of a Horsa I glider during an exercise, United Kingdom, 22 Apr 1944. Note a combat load would have backed the Jeep in; the Horsa II nose section was hinged and swung out of the way for straight-in loading. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name United Kingdom
Date 22 Apr 1944
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Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museums via Wikimedia Commons
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Identification Code   H 37692
 
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Photos on Same Day 22 Apr 1944
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,781 x 1,772 pixels



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