Us Official Photographs

Horsa gliders in Normandy

British built "Horsa" gliders of the Ninth AF troop Carrier Command are show just where they landed in Normandy to bring the first airborne infantry on D-Day in support of troops attacking by the sea. Two of the gliders which appear to have broken in half upon landing were purposely disassembled to speed up unloading. To the left abandoned parachutes belonging to paratroopers already on their way to rendezvous point.