WAAF personnel working on a Horsa aircraft of the Heavy Glider Conversion Unit at Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, 1940s; note Whitley glider tugs in background

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Caption     WAAF personnel working on a Horsa aircraft of the Heavy Glider Conversion Unit at Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, 1940s; note Whitley glider tugs in background ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Carterton, England, United Kingdom
Date  1943
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museums
Identification Code   CH 10372
 
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