Normandy

PCornwellSmithJC25010011.jpg
PCornwellSmithJC25010012.jpg

Title

Normandy

Description

Glider landing zone in fields in a flat landscape. Captioned 'P16/438:10 Jun 44: F14"//M14.'. Reverse printed 'A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved' and annotated 'Normandy'.

This is the 6th Airborne Division's Drop Zone 'N' between Ranville & Amfreville, east of the Orne River. Airspeed Horsa gliders can be seen on the Drop Zone, The villages of Amfreville and Breville are visible in the top left of the photo.

Date

1944-06-10

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Type

Format

One b/w photograph

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Identifier

PCornwellSmithJC25010011: PCornwellSmithJCC25010012;

Citation

Great Britain. Air Ministry, “Normandy,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 18, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/52621.

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