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Newbury, Berks, England, 1944: Mass exhibition of paratroop jump staged in the British Isles by a U.S

Newbury, Berks, England, 03/23/1944

SC 189283Field no. ETO-HQ-44-2576RG 111
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Mass exhibition of paratroop jump staged in the British Isles by a U.S. Airborne Unit. C-47 planes release their cargoes - paratroopers and equipment during the mass jump in England, 1500 men made the leap, probably the largest mass exhibition jump ever conducted. B.I. March 23, 1944.

Date
03/23/1944
Place
Newbury, Berks, England · approximate position
Photographer
Lt Charles Collier
Units
101st Airborne Division
People
Winston Churchill; Eisenhower
SC number
189283
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-2576
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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