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Stirling tug towing a Horsa glider approaching the Rhine over a flat agricultural landscape. Reverse printed 'A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved' and annotated 'R136C neg 2D' and 'Rhine lies ahead'.

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Gliders landed in fields and along trackways and dykes. Reverse printed 'A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved' and annotated 'G38'.

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Views of gliders in fields around Arnhem. All are captioned '18 Sept 44'. The reverse on all is printed 'A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved'. Two are annotated 'Arnhem' and one 'gliders on the ground Arnhem'.

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View of the bridge at Arnhem and the surrounding town. Captioned '0021 P 16/NE 18 Sept 44 F/147// FARN'. Reverse printed 'A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved', stamped '0123' and annotated 'Arnhem Bridge'.

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View of a drop zone showing open fields covered with parachutes, the majority discarded and the rest open as paratroopers or containers land. To one side is a farm building. Captioned '6008 16?NL: 17 Sept 44 F14 CAM MLL'. Reverse printed 'A.M. Crown…

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Looking down on three Horsa gliders having landed at Pegasus Bridge. The rear section of one of the gliders is at an acute angle to the main fuselage. Captioned '4007 16/412: 6 Jun 44: 20'//K18'. Reverse printed 'A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved' and…

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View of a coastline crossed by Halifaxes towing Hamilcar gliders. Vessels can be seen approaching the coast on the sea below. Reverse printed, 'A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved' and annotated 'Normandy Assault and G-H058'.This is part of operation…

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View of a Horsa glider in a field close to a bridge over a river. Captioned '16/418: 6 Jun 44: 202//K19'. Reverse printed 'A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved' and annotated 'D-Day Lt. Fox. G4007 R. Orne Pont Tournant'.

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View of a flat, rural landscape crossed by the River Orne and Caen Canal with a village on one bank. Captioned '2015 16 412 6 Jun44 5"//H40'. Reverse printed 'A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved' and annotated 'Caen Canal and River Orne'.

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An aerial photograph of Pegasus Bridge crossing the Caen Canal with three gliders on one bank. Captioned '2011 16'/412; 6 Jun44:52//H40'. Reverse printed, 'A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved', and annotated, 'Caen Canal'.

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Vertical aerial photograph showing floodwater from the breeched Eder Dam surrounding buildings and covering roads. Reverse of image annotated '17-5-43 Affoldern (Eder) Eder Dam flooding'.

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Vertical aerial photograph showing fields, forest, roads, two areas of buildings and floodwater. Remains of bridges visible in the floodwater. Reverse of the image annotated 'Affoldern (Eder Dam) 19-5-43'.

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Oblique aerial photograph of the base of the Anthéor railway viaduct. Bomb damaged buildings visible. Annotated on the reverse 'Anthéor viaduct (S. France) E229 0043'.

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Two vertical aerial photographs showing before and after images of Krefeld with caption 'Krefeld Photographs "before" and "after" the attack in June 1943 in which over 40% of the town was devastated in a single night. This town is important at the…

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Vertical aerial photograph with caption '3056 12 PRB207. 3PG. 20 Aug 1944.,09.10. F/24. 20,000'.'.
The river Arno and railway run parallel from the top to the bottom of the image. The village on the left is Lastra a Signa, the part village top…

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Vertical aerial photograph of the south eastern corner of the City of Prato, Tuscany, Italy. Captioned '4130 12PR/B-207 3PG 20th August 1944/0910/F24"/20,000'.'. Bomb craters are visible in the fields on the right side of the image.

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Vertical aerial photograph of Calenzano Alto with the Torrente Marina. Captioned '4132 12PR/B-207 3PG 20th August 1944/0910/F24"/20,000'.'.

Identification kindly provided by Dave Lamport of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.

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Vertical aerial photograph with caption '4074 12PRB207.3PG. 20 Aug 1944. 09.10. F/24. 20.000'.'. A runway is visible on the right side of the image. There are three rows of bomb craters across the runway and several craters in the fields adjacent…

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Vertical aerial photograph of Fiesole with caption '4038 12 PRB207. 3PG. 20 Aug 1944. 09.10. F/24.20.000'.'.

Identification kindly provided by Dave Lamport of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.

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Vertical aerial photograph of a hilly terrain east of Pian di Mugnone and Fiesole, centered around the intersection of Strada Provinciale 54 with Strada Provinciale 55. Captioned: '4036 12 PRB 207. 3PG. 20 Aug 1944. 09.10. F/24.…

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A vertical aerial photograph of hilly terrain north of Serpiolle. The Florence-Faenza railway is partly visible in the lower-right corner. Captioned '3108 12PR/B-207 3PC 20th August 1944/0910/F24"/20,000'.'. Identification kindly provided by Dave…

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Vertical aerial photograph captioned '672Z45 v.31.8.40 Manchester Engl. B1. 12 GB45101 45102'. The top left and right corners of the print have images of instruments and the bottom right corner has the caption 'Nr 899 033 f = 200.92'. The centre…

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A building with a pitched roof with a tower on which is a statue of the Madonna and child. Behind this building is another with a square, crenelated tower. They are set in open countryside with trees against a hillside on which a car drives on the…

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Aerial view of Tel Aviv showing the junction of Shlomo Lahat and Allenby Street.

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A domed mosque with octagonal walls set in an open space. A wall with arches is behind the building with a city beyond. In the foreground is a crenelated wall.
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