C-47 plane that dropped Blakey into Normandy, 1944 : Photograph 19440500-19440605

Publication/Creation:

Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2019

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

C-47 plane that dropped Blakey into Normandy, 1944 : Photograph 19440500-19440605

Series Titles:

America in World War Two (Adam Matthew Digital (Firm))

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Photographs

Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945--History--Sources

Description/Summary

Summary:

Description: The C-47 transport aircraft named "Peaches from Mobile," the airplane that dropped Thomas 'Tom' Blakey into Normandy on D-Day. Notice the 'Normandy Stripes' on the wings of the plane. England.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource

General Note:

Keywords: Education and Training; D-Day Landings; United Kingdom; European Theater of Operations (ETO); aircraft; United States Army (USA); 82nd Airborne Division

Local Note:

Available to current Emory faculty, students and staff.

Location of Originals:

The National WWII Museum

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937173088302486