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G-45, Thatcham, England, 1944: A crane is used to pile steel landing mats at a huge engineer depot…

G-45, Thatcham, England, 04/08/1944

SC 189325Field no. ETO-HQ-44-3036RG 111
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A crane is used to pile steel landing mats at a huge engineer depot somewhere in England. These mats will be used in soft ground to establish airfields and make roads for vehicles, thereby playing a large part in the winning of the European war.

Date
04/08/1944
Place
G-45, Thatcham, England · approximate position
Photographer
Neuman
SC number
189325
Field number
ETO-HQ-44-3036
Source
U.S. National Archives, Record Group 111, Series: Official Army Photographs

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