C-47s and CG-4As preparing for take-off, Germany, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Rows of parked Douglas C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4As parked at an air base. Official caption on front: "Tow planes and gliders ready for take-off for Wesel. US Army Photo 156-13." Germany. 1945
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1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Latitude:
51.000
Longitude:
7.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Douglas DC-3 (Transport plane)--Germany
Military gliders (Aeronautics)--American--Germany
Airplanes--American--Germany
Air bases--American--Germany