CG-4A gliders on the ground after delivering troops near Wesel, Germany as part of Operation Varsity, 24 Mar 1945.CG-4A gliders on the ground after delivering troops near Wesel, Germany during Operation Varsity, 24 Mar 1945. Note the crutches holding up the glider’s tail to allow unloading heavy equipment through the open nose.Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and other high-ranking officers crossing the Rhine south of Wesel in an LCVP, 25 Mar 1945. Note Churchill talking with the coxswain.CG-4A Troop Glider being recovered at Wesel, Germany Apr 1 1945
CG-4A gliders on the ground after delivering troops near Wesel, Germany as part of Operation Varsity, 24 Mar 1945.CG-4A gliders on the ground after delivering troops near Wesel, Germany during Operation Varsity, 24 Mar 1945. Note the crutches holding up the glider’s tail to allow unloading heavy equipment through the open nose.Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and other high-ranking officers crossing the Rhine south of Wesel in an LCVP, 25 Mar 1945. Note Churchill talking with the coxswain.CG-4A Troop Glider being recovered at Wesel, Germany Apr 1 1945
CG-4 troop gliders awaiting snatch by low passing C-47 Skytrain aircraft, Wesel, Germany, Apr 17, 1945
CG-4 troop gliders awaiting snatch by low passing C-47 Skytrain aircraft, Wesel, Germany, Apr 17, 1945


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