World War Two Aviation History

Operation Market Garden

During Operation Market Garden over thirty thousand British and American airborne troops were flown behind enemy lines with the intention of capturing the bridges on the border between Holland and Germany. There are two CD-ROM's available about Operation Market Garden produced from contemporary documents, photographs, battle plans, reports and war diaries held at the Museum of Army Fling in Middle Wallop.

 

The vastness of the operation can be seen by the quantity of paratroops on the photograph to the left. Drop zone X taken during the operation in September 1944, the photograph can be found on Operation Market Garden Volume 2.


Operation Varsity

Operation Varsity, The Airborne Crossing of The Rhine March 1945 was the last major airborne operation of World War 2 and involved nearly four thousand aircraft. There are two titles about operation varsity produced from contemporary documents, photographs, battle plans, reports and war diaries held at the Museum of Army Fling in Middle Wallop.

 

 


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