SUK13020
Photograph SUK13020 Second World War, 1939-1945Holland. 1944-09-17. RAF Halifax aircraft towing Horsa glider aircraft over the Rhine as the great airborne army approached the landing point of the Allied air invasion of Holland.
128706 Accession Number: 128706
Description
GERMANY. 1944-09-17. RAF HALIFAX AIRCRAFT TOWING HORSA GLIDERS OVER THE RHINE AS THE FIRST ALLIED AIRBRONE ARMY FLEW FORWARD INTO HOLLAND. (BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH, CL1146).
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Accession Number
128706
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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