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WC-54 ambulances at RAF Kimbolton, England waiting as returning B-17 Fortress bombers of the 379th Bomb Group fly overhead, May 13, 1944Colonel Sidney Hinds, General Dwight Eisenhower, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Major General Edward Brooks inspecting troops in Britain, 15 May 1944Major General Edward Brooks (behind Eisenhower) demonstrating M1 Carbines to Dwight Eisenhower, Winston Churchill, and Omar Bradley, England, United Kingdom, 15 May 1944P-38J Lightning “Bambi” of the 338th Fighter Squadron assigned to Capt John L Odegard, probably at RAF Ridgewell, Essex, England, May 16 1944. Behind P-38’s nose wheel is B-17G Fortress “Chug a Lug IV” with the 535th Bomb Squadron.
WC-54 ambulances at RAF Kimbolton, England waiting as returning B-17 Fortress bombers of the 379th Bomb Group fly overhead, May 13, 1944Colonel Sidney Hinds, General Dwight Eisenhower, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Major General Edward Brooks inspecting troops in Britain, 15 May 1944Major General Edward Brooks (behind Eisenhower) demonstrating M1 Carbines to Dwight Eisenhower, Winston Churchill, and Omar Bradley, England, United Kingdom, 15 May 1944P-38J Lightning “Bambi” of the 338th Fighter Squadron assigned to Capt John L Odegard, probably at RAF Ridgewell, Essex, England, May 16 1944. Behind P-38’s nose wheel is B-17G Fortress “Chug a Lug IV” with the 535th Bomb Squadron.
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King and General Harry Foster walking by a Ford GPA amphibious Jeep, England, United Kingdom, 18 May 1944John Curtin speaking to pilots of No. 463 (Lancaster) Squadron RAAF at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, 19 May 1944Prime Minister John Curtin with airmen of No. 467 (Lancaster) Squadron RAAF at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, 19 May 1944Troops of 325th Glider Infantry of US 82nd Airborne Division in a Horsa glider, training or preparing for Normandy, France invasion, England, United Kingdom, May-Jun 1944
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King and General Harry Foster walking by a Ford GPA amphibious Jeep, England, United Kingdom, 18 May 1944John Curtin speaking to pilots of No. 463 (Lancaster) Squadron RAAF at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, 19 May 1944Prime Minister John Curtin with airmen of No. 467 (Lancaster) Squadron RAAF at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, 19 May 1944Troops of 325th Glider Infantry of US 82nd Airborne Division in a Horsa glider, training or preparing for Normandy, France invasion, England, United Kingdom, May-Jun 1944
Royal Navy Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, Naval commander of the Normandy operations, and US Navy Rear Admiral John L. Hall, Jr., commander of amphibious operations, aboard AGC-4 USS Ancon, 25 May 1944, the day King George VI visited the shipUS Navy Rear Admiral Alan G Kirk introducing his staff to King George VI of the United Kingdom, Portland, England, 25 May 1944. Admiral Kirk was in command of all US Naval forces for the Normandy landings.Horsa gliders line up in preparation for invasion, England, United Kingdom, May-Jun 1944British landing craft, US Army troops, and US Coast Guard LCI(L)s staged at Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom prior to the Normandy invasion, June 1944.
Royal Navy Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, Naval commander of the Normandy operations, and US Navy Rear Admiral John L. Hall, Jr., commander of amphibious operations, aboard AGC-4 USS Ancon, 25 May 1944, the day King George VI visited the shipUS Navy Rear Admiral Alan G Kirk introducing his staff to King George VI of the United Kingdom, Portland, England, 25 May 1944. Admiral Kirk was in command of all US Naval forces for the Normandy landings.Horsa gliders line up in preparation for invasion, England, United Kingdom, May-Jun 1944British landing craft, US Army troops, and US Coast Guard LCI(L)s staged at Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom prior to the Normandy invasion, June 1944.
British troops loading 6-pdr anti-tank gun aboard Horsa Mk I glider through side door, England, United Kingdom, Jun 1944; note gunNormandie invasion preparations, Trebah Beach, Falmouth, England, United Kingdom, 1944Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight Eisenhower (left) and other dignitaries examining a 4,000-pound bomb at RAF Bassingbourn in Cambridgeshire, England in the spring of 1944.United States Coast Guard Captains Edward Fritzche (left) and Miles Imlay (right) examining a relief map of Omaha Beach laid out in the hold of the Attack Transport USS Samuel Chase, Jun 1944.
British troops loading 6-pdr anti-tank gun aboard Horsa Mk I glider through side door, England, United Kingdom, Jun 1944; note gun's legs were modified to fit in gliderNormandie invasion preparations, Trebah Beach, Falmouth, England, United Kingdom, 1944Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight Eisenhower (left) and other dignitaries examining a 4,000-pound bomb at RAF Bassingbourn in Cambridgeshire, England in the spring of 1944.United States Coast Guard Captains Edward Fritzche (left) and Miles Imlay (right) examining a relief map of Omaha Beach laid out in the hold of the Attack Transport USS Samuel Chase, Jun 1944.
US landing ships at Weymouth, Dorset ready to board troops for the Normandy Invasion, May-June 1944. Photo 2 of 3.US Navy Lt Robert F Doyle shaking hands with his wingman, Ens John F Mudge, after their return from a gunfire-spotting and strafing mission over the Normandy beaches, Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England, UK, Jun 1944.US troops ready to board landing ships at Weymouth, Dorset for the Normandy Invasion, May-June 1944. Photo 3 of 3.A Rhino barge docked with LST-347 in Portland Harbor, Dorset, England, United Kingdom during preparations for the Normandy invasion, 1 Jun 1944.
US landing ships at Weymouth, Dorset ready to board troops for the Normandy Invasion, May-June 1944. Photo 2 of 3.US Navy Lt Robert F Doyle shaking hands with his wingman, Ens John F Mudge, after their return from a gunfire-spotting and strafing mission over the Normandy beaches, Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England, UK, Jun 1944.US troops ready to board landing ships at Weymouth, Dorset for the Normandy Invasion, May-June 1944. Photo 3 of 3.A Rhino barge docked with LST-347 in Portland Harbor, Dorset, England, United Kingdom during preparations for the Normandy invasion, 1 Jun 1944.

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