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U.S. 9th Air Force B-26 aircraft drop bombs on communication lines in Normandy, France during World War II.

U.S. 9th Air Force air attacks against France on the D-Day during World War II. U.S. 9th Air Force C-47 Skytrain aircraft and gliders marked with invasion stripes on an airfield in England. Airborne infantrymen on the airfield. Men load equipment aboard a CG-4A glider. Infantrymen board the aircraft. Air borne medical units board the aircraft. Tug aircraft and gliders being joined by a line. C-47 aircraft taxi and take off towing the gliders from the airfield. Aerial view of the aircraft on the air field. The aircraft fly over a light house. Aerial view of an invasion fleet underway in the English Channel for the invasion of Normandy. U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 Marauder in flight over the English Channel. Ships and landing crafts at the Normandy beach. U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 Marauders blast communication lines in Normandy. Billows of smoke rises as bombs hit the targets. Aerial view of the invasion fleet heading towards Normandy.

Location: Normandy France
Date: 1944, June 6
Duration: 6 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077901
U.S. Paratroopers preparing, and then departing from England, to airdrop over Normandy during World War II

An airfield in England, filled with Waco CG-4A Gliders and their C-47 tow planes, in readiness for the invasion of Normandy, France, in World War 2. U.S. Army Air Forces intelligence officer briefing C-47 and Glider pilots and crews about conditions expected in the drop zones of Normandy before D-Day in World War 2. Brigadier General James Gavin,Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, giving a final briefing to his paratroopers. A military chaplain holding final religious services for troops. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, visiting paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division, as they prepare to depart on the night of June 5, 1944. U.S.Army paratroopers boarding their C-47 aircraft to depart for Normandy on June 5, 1944. Several are seen tying parapacks of heavy equipment to the aircraft for separate release. Paratroopers of 101st Airborne Division, loading equipment aboard a CG-4A Glider, and getting final briefing from their pilot. Other 101st Airborne troopers don personal equipment on the ramp near their C-47 airplane, which displays paint-striped wings and fuselage. Jumpmaster makes final check of his troopers. The paratroopers boarding their aircraft with heavy loads of equipment. C-47 aircraft take off towing their gliders.

Location: England United Kingdom
Date: 1944, June 5
Duration: 3 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058844
A Stuttgart monoplane and a Gotha biplane aircraft take off from the Wasserkuppe hill in Germany.

Gliders in flight at a contest at the Wasserkuppe hill in Germany. A Stuttgart monoplane glider with sled type landing gear takes off, in flight and lands. A monoplane glider takes off and in flight. A biplane tilts up on its nose and lands upside down during an attempt to take off. A Gotha biplane in an unsteady flight immediately after take off.

Location: Germany
Date: 1922
Duration: 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042528
A Vampire plane and an Espenlaub biplane take off from the Wasserkuppe hill in Germany.

Gliders in flight at a contest at the Wasserkuppe hill in Germany. A group of men stand in front of a bulletin board. Two men enclose a civilian pilot in the cockpit of a monoplane. A Vampire plane being assisted in taking off. It is in flight. A group of men with a large number of spectators in the background. An old automobile carrying the fuselage of an early glider is followed by a horse drawn carriage carrying the wing of the early glider. A monoplane being launched and in flight. An Espenlaub biplane in flight.

Location: Germany
Date: 1922
Duration: 2 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675042531
General Dwight D Eisenhower reviews a march of paratroopers after their return from Normandy.

Scenes following the D-Day Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. Demolished gliders, paratroopers in a protective hole dug by them. Drop zone areas with wrecked gliders. Pathfinder's failure to light proper drop areas resulted in damaged gliders. C-47 aircraft in flight. Paratroopers in a parade as General Eisenhower and other officers review the parade. They salute as colors and troops move past them.

Location: France
Date: 1944, June
Duration: 3 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048615
U.S. Army paratroopers jump out of airborne aircraft and descend in Holland.

U.S. 325th Infantry Airborne Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in Holland during Operation Market Garden in World War II. Airplanes in flight overhead. Several paratroopers are dropped onto a field. The paratroopers descend. Medics place a litter with a soldier patient in a jeep. U.S. Army Air Force C-47 Skytrains pass overhead towing gliders which are released and glide to the field. The paratroopers with free field packs walk away from the gliders. A glider with partially damaged tail and a window. An injured paratrooper is treated by the medics.

Location: Holland Netherlands
Date: 1944, September 23
Duration: 2 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675076968
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