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ConsolidatedGlider Reclamation -- Two Weeks Time Was All That The 82Nd Service Group, 9Th Troop Carrier Command Engineers Required To Place 60% Of The 1300 Gliders In Flyable Condition After The Rees-Wesel Airborne Invasion. Shown Here Ready For Servicing Is A Group

Publication:
US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II
Theater Number:
12
Theater:
Europe
Place:
Germany
Category:
Aircraft, Ground
Sub Category:
Consolidated
Short Caption:
Glider Reclamation -...
Caption:
Glider Reclamation -- Two Weeks Time Was All That The 82Nd Service Group, 9Th Troop Carrier Command Engineers Required To Place 60% Of The 1300 Gliders In Flyable Condition After The Rees-Wesel Airborne Invasion. Shown Here Ready For Servicing Is A Group
Photo Series:
WWII
Updated Subject:
GERMANY,GLIDERS
History:
Original 4" x5" negative (A-18-18 and A-18-19) received 17 October 1952 from Headquarters IX Troop Carrier Command thru Air Adj. Gen., Records Branch.
NARA Reference Number:
342-FH-3A20157A-82860AC
Conflict Period:
World War II

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About US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

This series of photos documents an important era in US military aviation history, especially activities of the US Air Force during World War II.

Source Information

Forces War Records, US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II (https://nz.forceswarrecords.com/document/37229763/glider-reclamation-two-weeks-time-was-all-that-the-82nd-service-group-9th-troop-carrier-command-engi : accessed 8/11/2024), database and images,

Publication Title
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
Total Records
88,912Complete: 100%
Content Source
The National Archives logoThe National Archives
Record Group
342
Published on Forces War Records
27 November 2007
Last Updated
31 December 2008