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Joseph Michie's painting of Horsa gliders coming into land in a field with paratroopers disembarking (2001)
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Joseph Michie's painting of Horsa gliders coming into land in a field with paratroopers disembarking (2001)

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Joseph Michie's painting of paratroopers walking through a burning forest
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Joseph Michie's painting of paratroopers walking through a burning forest (2001)

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Joseph Michie's painting of Horsa gliders being unloaded (2001)
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Joseph Michie's painting of Horsa gliders being unloaded (2001)

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1st Parachute Brigade disembark from a ship in Algiers in November 1942. They are carrying bags on their shoulders.

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Men of the Border Regiment demonstrate method of unloading equipment from a Waco Glider. June 1943.
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Men of the Border Regiment demonstrate method of unloading equipment from a Waco Glider. June 1943.

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Men of the Border Regiment demonstrate method of unloading equipment from a Waco glider. June 1943.
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Men of the Border Regiment demonstrate method of unloading equipment from a Waco glider. June 1943.

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Men of the Border Regiment demonstrate method of unloading equipment from a Waco glider. June 1943.
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Men of the Border Regiment demonstrate method of unloading equipment from a Waco glider. June 1943.

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Men of the Border Regiment demonstrate method of unloading equipment from a Waco glider. June 1943.
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Men of the Border Regiment demonstrate method of unloading equipment from a Waco glider. June 1943.

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Men of the Border Regiment pose in front of a WACO glider during Exercise Eve. June 1943.
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Men of the Border Regiment pose in front of a WACO glider during Exercise Eve. June 1943.

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Airborne personnel move off with trolleys after unloading a WACO Glider during Exercise Eve
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Airborne personnel moving off with trolleys after unloading a WACO Glider. June 1943.

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Men move off from their WACO glider after landing during Exercise Eve. June 1943.
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Men move off from their WACO glider after landing during Exercise Eve. June 1943.

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WACO glider pictured after landing during Exercise Eve in Algeria
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WACO glider pictured after landing during Exercise Eve in Algeria. June 1943.

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Three unnamed airborne soldiers. Probably Taranto, Italy. September 1943.
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Three unnamed airborne soldiers. Likely Taranto, Italy. September 1943.

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Beja 1942 Bren gun fire crew pose for another photo with a shot down Ju88 bomber.
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Beja 1942 Bren gun fire crew pose for another photo with a shot down Ju88 bomber.

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1st Airborne Division Artist constructing a planning board for a forthcoming operation.
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1st Airborne Division artist constructing a planning board for a forthcoming exercise

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Beja 1942 German Ju88 shot down with Bren gun fire crew posing the wreckage.
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Beja 1942 German Ju88 shot down with Bren gun fire crew posing in the wreckage.

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1st Airborne Division artist painting a planning board for a forthcoming operation.
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1st Airborne Division artist painting a planning board for a forthcoming exercise.

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1st Airborne Division artist working on a planning board for a forthcoming exercise
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1st Airborne Division artist working on a planning board for a forthcoming exercise

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Men of the 2nd Independent Parachute brigade pose for a photo atop an airborne bulldozer at Megara airfield. Greece 1944.
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Men of the 2nd Independent Parachute brigade pose for a photo atop an airborne bulldozer at Megara airfield. Greece 1944.

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Clark CA-1 airborne bulldozer being loaded onto a WACO glider. Greece 1944.
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Clark CA-1 airborne bulldozer being loaded onto a WACO glider. Greece 1944.

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Officer of the 1st Airlanding Brigade climbs aboard a ship after his glider landed in the sea. July 1943.
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Officer of the 1st Airlanding Brigade climbs aboard a ship after his glider landed in the sea. July 1943.

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A Clark CA-1 airborne bulldozer being loaded onto a WACO glider.
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A Clark CA-1 airborne bulldozer being loaded onto a WACO glider.

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C47 aircraft en route to North Africa November 1942
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C47 aircraft en route to North Africa November 1942

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Dakotas en route to Tunisia from Algiers. November 1942.
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Dakotas en route to Tunisia from Algiers. November 1942.

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