Notes: Projector in middle of aisle (probably to show maps/strike photos). Screen that can be pulled down over map for projector. Black curtains pulled open. Used stick to point along route. Map on stand shows assemby points for formation.
Dutch Welcome – Dutch Seen Waving to Welcome Allied Forces on 9/18/44 as they Drop Supplies for Operation Market Garden
Description
Notes: 44th narratives about seeing Dutch wave below. Quintessentially Dutch scene with windmills. People standing on base of windmill and on ground. Most Dutch farms had several farm houses clustered around windmill.
Notes: One man sewing button on uniform. Other trying to wash something in a bucket. Not lots of extra space. Kept shoes on. Not homey. Concrete floors very cold. Just tin can separating you from outside.
Final Check of Personal Equipment and Review of Key Points from Briefing
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Notes: Bomb Group and date not noted. Nose covered in tarpaulin to keep Plexiglas clear of frost that could obscure pilot ’s vision. Notice still dark outside.
Highway Bridge at Arnhem After B-26 Bombing and A-20 Havocs
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Notes: Both ends of Bridge Rest on River while Middle Section Broke and Fell into Neder River. Negative received 11/27/44. Probably captured around Market Garden.
Netherlands Supplies Dropped form Air to Paratroopers Fighting in Area near Best, Holland 9/18/44
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Notes: You can see the chutes are different colors to designate different types of supplies. Ground is very flat and looks like England – it’s why Holland was chosen.
"A" Not Yet Painted, 42-41017 L, Shipdham in September 1943; V Victory, 68th After Kiel May 14, 1943, Just to Show Location on Star on Side, Location of # and Letter on Tail