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    13-350.s Garand Picture of the Day In case 350 was dup

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    Looks like they came down in an orchard. Dangerous stuff.....Frank

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    Agreed not only from injury/death from the trees but getting hung up and easy pickings for the other people firing at you

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    I wonder which jump that was...and yes, a tree landing is less than desirable.
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    Daytime ..... Market Garden ?
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    OK...it would make sense.
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    Or D-day plus...

    Didn't some of the 82nd come down in an orchard near Sainte Mere Eglise?

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    Couldn't say. I know practically no one hit their drop zone.
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    D-day 82nd ABN drop pattern

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    Some very wide dispersion there. There would have been a very disappointed DZ controller group on "D"...very un loved feeling. "O" did alright, I wonder how many were his intended sticks though?
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