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War Office official photographer, Malindine E G (Capt)
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English: Four 'stick' commanders of 22nd Independent Parachute Company, 6th Airborne Division, synchronising their watches in front of an Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle at about 11 pm on 5 June 1944, just prior to take off from RAF Harwell in Oxfordshire. They were among the first troops to land in France.
The Final Embarkation: Four 'stick' commanders of 22nd Independent Parachute Company, British 6th Airborne Division, synchronising their watches in front of an Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle of No 38 Group, Royal Air Force, at about 11 pm on 5 June, just prior to take off from RAF Harwell, Oxfordshire. This pathfinder unit parachuted into Normandy in advance of the rest of the division in order to mark out the landing zones, and these officers, (left to right, - Lieutenants, Bobby de la Tour, Don Wells, John Vischer and Bob Midwood), were among the first Allied troops to land in France.
Date between 1939 and 1945
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//36/media-36002/large.jpg

This photograph H 39070 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
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(Reusing this file)		 This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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War Office Second World War Official Collection
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  • Associated people and organisations
    British Army, 6th Airborne Division, Royal Air Force, 38 Group
  • Associated places
    Harwell, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Associated events
    D-Day, Normandy Landings 1944, North West Europe, Second World War, Liberation of France 1944, North West Europe, Second World War
  • Associated themes
    Normandy Landings 1944, Royal Air Force 1939-1945
  • Associated keywords
    Planning, Parachuting, Aerial Warfare
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