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[G.A.L. GAL.49 Hamilcar Mk.I gliders and Handley Page Halifax aircraft]

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Identifier2016-01-28_image_007SourceThe Earl H. M. Phillips RAF Glider Pilot Collection (2016-01-28), Box 1, Folder 5DescriptionPhotograph of several G.A.L. GAL.49 Hamilcar Mk.I gliders and Handley Page Halifax aircraft lined up at RAF Woodbridge, England, 1945.

Inscription on verso: "RAF Station, Woodridge, 1945. Gliders destined for crossing the Rhine. This is 12% of the Glider Force deployed for Operation 'Varsity' 24 March 1945. (416 gliders took part in the operation)"Creation Date1945SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945Handley Page Halifax FamilyAirplanes, MilitaryGliders (Aeronautics)G.A.L. GAL.49 Hamilcar Mk.IGreat Britain. Royal Air ForcePlaceEnglandOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Earl H. M. Phillips RAF Glider Pilot Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsCopyright undetermined

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[G.A.L. GAL.49 Hamilcar Mk.I gliders and Handley Page Halifax aircraft]