German transport glider in flight, Smolensk, 1942

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Photograph. German Gotha Go 242 transport glider in flight. Translated German caption on photo reverse: "Use of the air. Once again, the towing aircraft flies over the glider and then returns to its home base. Smolensk, 1/5/42." Smolensk, Russia. 1 May 1942

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05/01/1942
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Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
Geography: 
Smolensk
Latitude: 
54.817
Longitude: 
32.067
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Gliders (Aircraft)--German--Europe