C-47 Skytrain aircraft recovering a CG-4A glider, Normandy, France, 23 Jun 1944; note hooked tow line from C-47 getting ready to hook onto a net connected to glider

Caption   C-47 Skytrain aircraft recovering a CG-4A glider, Normandy, France, 23 Jun 1944; note hooked tow line from C-47 getting ready to hook onto a net connected to glider ww2dbase
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Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 14 Dec 2008



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1. Anonymous says:
24 Oct 2011 07:14:54 AM

There was no "net" involved in the snatch pick-up.

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