Warrant Officer George Bailey and Horsa Gliders

Warrant Officer George Bailey and Horsa Gliders

Photo 1 is Warrant Officer George Bailey at the 90 Squadron memorial.
Photo 2 is a Horsa being towed by a Halifax.
Photo 3 is a Horsa in D-day markings.

1944

One colour and two b/w photographs on two album pages

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Warrant Officer George Bailey ex 90 & 617 Squadrons, Bomber Command, Royal Air Force. Mid-Upper Gunner. Died November 1993, Croydon. Photograph taken at the memorial to 90 Squadron situated at Tuddenham Village Green, Suffolk, during the annual Squadron Re-Union.

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An Airspeed Horsa Glider being towed by a Handley Page Halifax in preparation for D-Day.

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An Airspeed Horsa Glider in D-Day markings.