| Caption | The wrecks of 3 Horsa gliders in a field beside the Caen Canal near Bénouville, Normandy, France, 12 Jul 1944. ww2dbase | ||||||||
| Photographer | Johnson | ||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | ||||||||
| Identification Code | IWM B7033 | ||||||||
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| Photo Size | 774 x 496 pixels | ||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 12 Jul 1944 | ||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Bénouville, Normandy, France | ||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
| 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. Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Bénouville, Normandy, France |
| Lat/Long | 49.2406, -0.2716 |
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"All that silly talk about the advance of science and such leaves me cold. Give me peace and a retarded science."Thomas Dodd, late 1945
4 Nov 2016 12:41:15 PM
These gliders delivered Major John Howard's team from the 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in the opening moments of the Normandy invasion 6 Jun 1944 on their mission to capture the Bénouville bridge (later Pegasus Bridge) which is just beyond the trees in this photo.