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Caption | Members of the 82nd Airborne Division having their gear checked by the jumpmaster for the last time before entering their C-47 Dakotas for the Market Garden operation at Cottesmore airfield, England, 17 Sep 1944 ww2dbase | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Rutland, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||
Date | 17 Sep 1944 | ||||||||
Photographer | Meyer | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 17 Sep 1944 | ||||||||
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Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
Photo Size | 2,884 x 2,210 pixels |
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