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BHC 007001

BHC 007001An exercise jump during Spring 1944 from Dakota aircraft

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BHC 007002

BHC 007002General Montgomery inpsects the men and equipment of 6 Airborne Division in March 1944. Major General Gale is on the far right with Brigadier James HIll ...

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BHC 007003

BHC 007003The village of Breville on or around 13 June after it had been seized by 12 Para and 12 Devons. The picture shows troops moving a German anti tank gun into ...

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BHC 007004

BHC 007004An aerial image of the bridges over the Caen Canal and Orne River, the objectives of Major John Howard;s men no the morning of 6 June 1944. Howards 5 gliders ...

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BHC 007005

BHC 007005Troops of 6th Airborne Division are given a final briefing before a practce jump in Spring 1944. This image is believed to be taken at Netheravon

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BHC 007006

BHC 007006A Mk VII Tetrarch I tank emerges from a Hamilcar glider

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BHC 007007

BHC 007007King George and Queen Elizabeth visiting 6th Airborne Division on 19th May 1944 with Major General Gale in front of the open nose of a Hamilcar glider

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BHC 007008

BHC 007008A posed photograph taken in 1943 showing an airborne infantry platoon about to take off in a Horsa glider looking towards the rear of the aircraft. Note the cramped ...

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BHC 007009

BHC 007009This photograph was taken on the 15 June 1944 in Herouvillette and shows the three men from the D Company, 2 Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry glider coup de main ...

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BHC 007010

BHC 007010One of the most famous and posed photographs of D Day. Four Pathfinder officers synchronise their watches before take off at RAF Harwell. All of them survived the war and are ...

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BHC 007011

BHC 007011Men of No 3 Commando digging in during the afternoon of 6 June on the southernmost flank of the DZ N. These men were to play a key role in counter attacking the Germans who were ...

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BHC 007012

BHC 007012Pathfinders at their transit camp being briefed by Lieutenant Bob Midwood.

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BHC 007013

BHC 007013Lt-Col Pine-Coffin, DSO, MC commander of 7 Para is flanked by one of his men on the left and his Regimental Sergeant Major on the right

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BHC 007014

BHC 007014Men of 51st Highland Division crossing over the Benouville Bridge Pegasus on the eveing of 10 June 1944. This photo is taken from the west side of the canal looking SE towards LZ X ...

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BHC 007015

BHC 007015The damage to the church tower was caused by Cpl Killean whilst taking care of a German sniper with a PIAT. This photo was taken on 10 June once le Port ahd been secured and it is suggested ...

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BHC 007016

BHC 007016DZ N showing discarded parachutes and Horsa gliders. Many of the gliders tails have been detached for rapid unloading and a Hamilcar glider can be seen near the bottom right hand corner of the ...

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BHC 007017

BHC 007017Taken on 8 March 1944 Montgomery is flanked by Maj Gen Gale on the left of the picture and Brigadier The Hon H.K.M. Kindersely commander 6th Airlanding Brigade on the right of the picture.

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BHC 007018

BHC 007018An oblique view of a model made of the Merville Battery by Army Intelligence and used a s abriefing tool. The village of Merville can be seen in the bottom left hand corner, the battery is visible ...

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BHC 007019

BHC 007019General Montgomery gives a talk to parachutists from the 6th Airborne Division in March 1944.

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BHC 007020

BHC 007020Brigadier J.E.N. Poett, commander of 5th Para Brigade, recieving the DSO from General Montgomery

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BHC 007021

BHC 007021A Sherman tank from 13th18th Hussars movesthrough the fields on the outskirts of Breville. Damage from a previous encounter can be seen in the background.

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BHC 007022

BHC 007022Men of the 1st Special Service Brigade pass through a French village on 6 June.

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BHC 007023

BHC 007023Parachutists dropping from Douglas C-47 Skytrains Dakotas

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BHC 007024

BHC 007024Allied troops in Ste-Honorine

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BHC 007025

BHC 007025Hamilcar gliders of 6th Airlanding Brigade bring the Tetrarch tanks belonging to 6th Airborne Division Reconaissance Regiment onto DZ N on the 6th June

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BHC 007026

BHC 007026Troops hitching up a trailer to a jeep which has just been off loaded from a Horsa Glider on DZ N.

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BHC 007027

BHC 007027Commandos from 1st Special Service Brigade on the afternoon of 6th June having just crossed the bridges over the Caen Canal and the River Orne.

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BHC 007028

BHC 007028An aerial photograph of the Merville Battery taken in May 1944

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BHC 007029

BHC 007029King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visiting 6th Airborne Division on 19th May 1944. The first aircraft is an Albermarle and the sedon a Halifax ready to tow a Hamilcar glider and the thrd is a Short ...

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BHC 007030

BHC 007030A paratrooper jumps through a hole in the fuselage of an Albermarle

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BHC 007031

BHC 007031Maj Gen Gale talking to airborne troops at their transit camp on 4 June 1944

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BHC 007032

BHC 007032Stirlings line up ready for the airborne invasion operations on 5 June at RAF Keevil, Black and White stripes were painted aroud the wings and fuselage of all Allied aircraft to try to prevent Blue on ...

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BHC 007033

BHC 007033Lieutenant Smiths Glider 93 on LZ X on 12 June.

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BHC 007034

BHC 007034Two of the three gliders that landed close to the canal bridge, number 93 is in the front of the photo and carried Lt Woods and behnd that is Lt Brotherdiges glider which also carried their OC John Howard. ...

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BHC 007035

BHC 007035Part of 6th Airlanding Brigade on the evening of the 6th June at RAF Tarrant Rushton. All of the tugs are Halifaxes and most of the gliders are Hamilcars with the exception of the the two Horsas at the front ...

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BHC 007036

BHC 007036Maj Gen Gale talking to parachutists before they emplane on 5 June, the aircraft in the background is a Armstrong Whitworth Albermarle

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BHC 007037

BHC 007037A Horsa glider being loaded with a 6 pounder anti tank gun shortly before the invasion

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BHC 007038

BHC 007038These men of 6th Airlanding Brigades OBLI are at RAF Harwell prior to take off on 5 June. They were destined for DZ W to the west of the Caen canal

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BHC 007039

BHC 007039Pegasus Bridge from the west side of the Caen Canal on 12 June. Two of the gliders can still be seen on the other side of the river

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BHC 007040

BHC 007040Gliders of 6 Airlanding Brigade on the afternoon of 6 June a few hours before take off from RAF Harwell. The glider on the far left is marked 151 which shows it is on eof the six horsas of 195 Airlanding Field ...

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