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Description: Three of the Horsa gliders that brought the 'coup de main' force in on the night of D-Day to capture the bridge over the Caen Canal at Benouville, France, which subsequently became known as 'Pegasus Bridge'.
Title: Operation Deadstick canal bridge gliders
Credit: This is photograph B 7033 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Original text: Imperial War Museum ref B 7033 Original uploader was Jim Sweeney at en.wikipedia. Later version(s) were uploaded by Beao at en.wikipedia. (30 March 2011 (first version); 6 June 2011 (last version))
Author: Official photographer Johnson (Sgt), No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit.
Permission: This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain. This is because it is one of the following: It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or It was published prior to 1971; or It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1971. HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply) More information. See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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