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Paratroops leaving an Airspeed Horsa training aircraft of No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit at Brize Norton, England, United Kingdom, 24 Jun 1943. The paratroops were taking part in a press day exercise.

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Caption     Paratroops leaving an Airspeed Horsa training aircraft of No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit at Brize Norton, England, United Kingdom, 24 Jun 1943. The paratroops were taking part in a press day exercise. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Brize Norton, E, United Kingdom
Date 24 Jun 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   TR1046
 
Related Content
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Horsa   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 24 Jun 1943
 
Licensing Information
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 800 x 633 pixels



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