General Aircraft Hamilcar
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The General Aircraft Limited GAL.49 Hamilcar or Hamilcar Mark I was a large British military glider produced during the Second World War, which was designed to carry heavy cargo, such as the Tetrarch
A Hamilcar Mark I in flight
Side view of a Hamilcar Mark I
M22 Locust light tank leaving a Hamilcar glider. The deflated shock absorbers lowered the fuselage to the ground and allowed vehicles to exit without the use of ramps
Hamilcar gliders of 6th Airlanding Brigade arrive on Drop Zone 'N' carrying Tetrarch tanks, 6 June 1944.
Operation Varsity
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Operation Varsity was a successful airborne forces operation launched by Allied troops toward the end of World War II. Involving more than 16,000 paratroopers and several thousand aircraft, it is the
C-47 transport aircraft drop hundreds of paratroopers as part of Operation Varsity.
C-47s and CG-4A gliders before take-off, 24 March 1945
British paratroopers in Hamminkeln, 25 March 1945
The city of Wesel lies in ruin after Allied bombardment.