UK2806
Photograph UK2806 Second World War, 1939-1945Germany. 1945-04-12. They have done their job. Horsa glider aircraft in the fields where the airborne troops landed for the cross-Rhine offensive on 1945-03-24.
UK2807 Accession Number: UK2807
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Germany. 1945-04-12. They have done their job. Horsa glider aircraft in the fields where the airborne troops landed for the cross-Rhine offensive on 1945-03-24.
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Accession Number
UK2807
Photographer
Flying Officer Cyril Hampden Isaac
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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