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Commemoration Operation Market Garden

Started by TomZ, September 22, 2012, 10:12:19 AM

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TomZ

September 22, 2012, 10:12:19 AM
I live very near the town of Arnhem in the Netherlands and every year the battle of Arnhem in 1944 in commemorated with the dropping of a large number of paratroopers. This year over a 1000 paratroopers from the USA, Belgium, Poland, Great Britain, Germany and the Netherlands were dropped over the same field where thousands landed in 1944.

Some highlights:















More on my site: http://www.airwar1946.nl/index.htm

TomZ

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PR19_Kit

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September 22, 2012, 02:49:36 PM
Amazing!  :thumbsup:

And they either jumped from very low, or you've got a very LONG focus lens! Interesting that they used old style circular 'chutes too.
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tigercat

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September 23, 2012, 02:24:00 AM
Excellent

I went to the Commemoration a few years ago and met some amazing Veterans.

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September 23, 2012, 03:13:53 AM
Quote from: tigercat on September 23, 2012, 02:24:00 AM
Excellent

I went to the Commemoration a few years ago and met some amazing Veterans.

Yup been a few times myself. First time was whit my school (Croydon and Arnhem are twinned) and some of the veterans were only in their early 40's. Long, long time ago.
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September 23, 2012, 03:54:27 AM
Excellent photos!
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