<i>D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944</i><br>
A Horsa glider carrying troops of 6th Airlanding Brigade is towed aloft by an Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle at an RAF airfield, part of 6th Airborne Division's second lift in the evening of 6 June 1944.
War Office official photographer, Malindine E G (Capt)
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