| Caption | C-47 Skytrain aircraft of US 315th Troop Carrier Group dropping 41 sticks of 1st Polish Airborne Brigade into Grave, the Netherlands, 23 Sep 1944; note CG-4A gliders already on the ground. Photo 2 of 2. ww2dbase | |||||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force | |||||||||||
| Link to Source | Link | |||||||||||
| Identification Code | 220622-F-AM806-8002.JPG | |||||||||||
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| Photo Size | 549 x 293 pixels | |||||||||||
| Photos in Series | See all 2 photos in this series | |||||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 23 Sep 1944 | |||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands | |||||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||
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2. Frits Aarts says:
23 Sep 2016 09:29:32 PM
If this is near Nijmegen, the name of the village is Grave.
23 Sep 2016 09:29:32 PM
If this is near Nijmegen, the name of the village is Grave.
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David Stubblebine says:
23 Sep 2016 10:19:24 PM
Frits:
Of course you are correct. The caption has been corrected. Thank you for pointing this out.
David Stubblebine says:23 Sep 2016 10:19:24 PM
Frits:
Of course you are correct. The caption has been corrected. Thank you for pointing this out.
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands |
| Lat/Long | 51.7789, 5.7708 |
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30 Apr 2009 07:22:55 PM
Nice site, but your naming of the CG-4A as the Haig in the USAAF is incorrect. The British considered naming the glider Haig but chose Hadrian instead. The USAAF called the glider CG-4A or WACO CG-4A but never only WACO because WACO also designed and built CG-3A, CG-13A and CG-15A.