Luftwaffe soldiers repacking a parachute at an airfield, France, September 1940
Description:
Photograph. Luftwaffe soldiers repacking parachute in airfield; parachutes attached to rocket-assisted takeoff pod. "Rocket Launch of a German Combat Aircraft. At an airfield in occupied France, a new launching method is [illegible]. By this means, a [illegible] launch of the heavily laden combat machine can be facilitated. After the two parachutes with the launching rocket have come to earth, specially trained ground crews collect the [illegible]. Étampes, France, 3/9/40." Étampes, France. 3 September 1940
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Date:
09/03/1940
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Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
Geography:
France
Latitude:
46.000
Longitude:
2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Air bases--German--Europe
Parachutes--German