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British troops of the 1st Airborne Division boarding their aircraft for Operation Market Garden, 17 Sep 1944C-47 Dakota aircraft dropping troops of UK 1st Airborne Division over Oosterbeek near Arnhem, the Netherlands, 17 Sep 1944
British troops of the 1st Airborne Division boarding their aircraft for Operation Market Garden, 17 Sep 1944C-47 Dakota aircraft dropping troops of UK 1st Airborne Division over Oosterbeek near Arnhem, the Netherlands, 17 Sep 1944
C-47 Dakota aircraft taking off, towing a CG-4A glider, Britain, 17 Sep 1944C-47 Skytrains towing Waco CG-4 gliders over Bergeijk, Holland en route the Operation Market Garden landings near Eindhoven, 17 Sep 1944.
C-47 Dakota aircraft taking off, towing a CG-4A glider, Britain, 17 Sep 1944C-47 Skytrains towing Waco CG-4 gliders over Bergeijk, Holland en route the Operation Market Garden landings near Eindhoven, 17 Sep 1944.
Horsa gliders litter Landing Zone 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
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.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
Men of Headquarters Artillery Group of UK 1st Airlanding Reconnaissance Squadron landing near Arnhem, Gelderland, the Netherlands, 17 Sep 1944; note the two collided Horsa gliders in backgroundParatroopers of 1st Allied Airborne Army over the skies of the Netherlands, Sep 1944
Men of Headquarters Artillery Group of UK 1st Airlanding Reconnaissance Squadron landing near Arnhem, Gelderland, the Netherlands, 17 Sep 1944; note the two collided Horsa gliders in backgroundParatroopers of 1st Allied Airborne Army over the skies of the Netherlands, Sep 1944
Paratroopers of 1st Allied Airborne Army receiving a final briefing before embarking on Operation Market Garden, 17 Sep 1944Reconnaissance aerial photo showing British Horsa and Hamilcar gliders on Landing Zone
Paratroopers of 1st Allied Airborne Army receiving a final briefing before embarking on Operation Market Garden, 17 Sep 1944Reconnaissance aerial photo showing British Horsa and Hamilcar gliders on Landing Zone 'Z' near Wolfheze woods, west-north-west of Arnhem, Operation Market I, 17 Sep 1944
Reconnaissance photograph showing Dakota aircraft dropping paratroopers of 1st Airborne Brigade on to Dropping Zone Sherman tanks of the UK Irish Guards Group advancing past Sherman tanks knocked out in previous actions, the Netherlands, 17 Sep 1944
Reconnaissance photograph showing Dakota aircraft dropping paratroopers of 1st Airborne Brigade on to Dropping Zone 'X', at Renkum, west of Arnhem, Operation Market I, 17 Sep 1944Sherman tanks of the UK Irish Guards Group advancing past Sherman tanks knocked out in previous actions, the Netherlands, 17 Sep 1944
SSM William Parkes of British No. 3 Squadron, 2nd (Armoured) Irish Guards dead on his M4 Sherman tank, near Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 17 Sep 1944Wing Commander G. E. Harrison of 190 Squadron RAF recounting Operation Market I glider towing mission to Group Captain A. H. Wheeler, Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, 17 Sep 1944
SSM William Parkes of British No. 3 Squadron, 2nd (Armoured) Irish Guards dead on his M4 Sherman tank, near Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 17 Sep 1944Wing Commander G. E. Harrison of 190 Squadron RAF recounting Operation Market I glider towing mission to Group Captain A. H. Wheeler, Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, 17 Sep 1944
An aerial view of a Hamilcar glider which had been unloaded of its troops on the landing zone near Arnhem, the Netherlands, circa 17-25 Sep 1944Brigadier P. H. W. Hicks studying a map at Divisional Headquarters during the advance to Arnhem, Netherlands during Operation Market Garden, 18 Sep 1944
An aerial view of a Hamilcar glider which had been unloaded of its troops on the landing zone near Arnhem, the Netherlands, circa 17-25 Sep 1944Brigadier P. H. W. Hicks studying a map at Divisional Headquarters during the advance to Arnhem, Netherlands during Operation Market Garden, 18 Sep 1944
C-47 Skytrains tow CG-4A Gliders to their landing areas on D+1 of Operation Market Garden, Sep 18 1944Captain Ogilvie of the UK Glider Pilot Regiment, who landed in his kilt during Operation Market Garden, preparing for a patrol next to a jeep, 18 Sep 1944
C-47 Skytrains tow CG-4A Gliders to their landing areas on D+1 of Operation Market Garden, Sep 18 1944Captain Ogilvie of the UK Glider Pilot Regiment, who landed in his kilt during Operation Market Garden, preparing for a patrol next to a jeep, 18 Sep 1944
German Waffen-SS snipers captured by Allied troops near Arnhem, Gelderland, the Netherlands, 18 Sep 1944Horsa gliders on the ground near Arnhem, the Netherlands during Operation Market Garden, Sep 1944, photo 1 of 2; note tail sections removed for quick exit of troops
German Waffen-SS snipers captured by Allied troops near Arnhem, Gelderland, the Netherlands, 18 Sep 1944Horsa gliders on the ground near Arnhem, the Netherlands during Operation Market Garden, Sep 1944, photo 1 of 2; note tail sections removed for quick exit of troops

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