On September 17th 1944, between 13.00 and 13.30 hours, almost 6700 paratroopers jumped near Son. Map published in "Stars and Stripes" in 1944.
DZ = drop zone paratroopers LZ = landings zone gliders DZ-C was the drop zone for the E 506th Reg. - 101 Div. (EASY)
LZ = landings zone gliders
DZ-C was the drop zone for the E 506th Reg. - 101 Div. (EASY)
Serial A-41Documentation of the Glider flights.(Click for larger image.)
Gliders The Flying Coffins of WW IIby War Correspondent Walter Cronkite(Click for larger image.)
