Royal Air Force- Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Air Force, No. 38 Group RAF. CL1146

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Royal Air Force- Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Air Force, No. 38 Group RAF. CL1146

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Royal Air Force- Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Air Force, No. 38 Group RAF.
Operation MARKET I: the airborne operation to seize bridges between Arnhem and Eindhoven, Holland, (part of Operation MARKET GARDEN). Handley Page Halifaxes towing Airspeed Horsa gliders flying over the River Waal (the village of Deest can be seen at lower right) towards the landing zones near Arnhem, some ten miles away.

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1939 - 1945
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Imperial War Museums
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