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18 September, 1944. American Airborne Troops of the 101st Airborne Division (probably 501st PIR) that landed behind the German lines in the south of The Netherlands examine what is left of one of the gliders that had ?cracked up?. The crash included fatalities. GLOBAL: THE HEROIC actions of the brave allied airmen who risked their lives in WW2 have been brought to life in stunning colour. Absorbing 80-year-old photos show the brutal reality that many pilots and their crew faced day to day in startling clarity. Striking images include a mechanic loading huge 500-pound bombs on an American bomber; tense paratroopers with the RAF bracing themselves in the fuselage of an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley aircraft; and a wounded US gunner being hauled from an aircraft after suffering serious injuries mid-flight. Another incredible photo shows a concerned crowd gathering around the wreckage of a Spitfire. Mediadrumimages/@colourisedpieceofjake
2020-02-25
Mediadrumimages/@colourisedpiece/Media Drum/East News
Media Drum
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