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RAF Welford
RAF Welford
RAF Welford, May 1944. The CG-4 gliders and C-47s of the 435th Troop Carrier Group are parked wherever space can be found, one month before the D-Day
RAF Welford, May 1944. The CG-4 gliders and C-47s of the 435th Troop Carrier Group are parked wherever space can be found, one month before the D-Day invasion of France.
Horsa glider at Welford, May 1944
Horsa glider at Welford, May 1944
USAF munitions being loaded into a container in 2012
USAF munitions being loaded into a container in 2012
A virtually empty Spanhoe Airfield - 2 March 1944, taken while most of the 315th Troop Carrier Group's C-47s were on operational missions. The runway
A virtually empty Spanhoe Airfield - 2 March 1944, taken while most of the 315th Troop Carrier Group's C-47s were on operational missions. The runway pattern of the airfield was unusual for a Class-A airfield, with the end of the 26 runway being distant from the secondary runways.
C-47s of the 310th TCS on a mission.
C-47s of the 310th TCS on a mission.
82d Airborne parachutists loading onto 43d and 309th TCS aircraft, 1944.
82d Airborne parachutists loading onto 43d and 309th TCS aircraft, 1944.
Memorial at entrance to the airfield
Memorial at entrance to the airfield