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Horsa gliders litter Landing Zone 'S' near Arnhem, Netherlands as part of Operation Market Garden, Sep 17, 1944. Note that some of the gliders are burning.

Caption     Horsa gliders litter Landing Zone 'S' near Arnhem, Netherlands as part of Operation Market Garden, Sep 17, 1944. Note that some of the gliders are burning. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army
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Photo Size 897 x 749 pixels
Photos on Same Day 17 Sep 1944
Photos at Same Place Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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WW2-Era Place Name Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
Lat/Long 52.0173, 5.7706
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