The wreckage of a Waco CG-4A glider, marked with black-and-white invasion stripes, lies broken in a Normandy field following the June 1944 airborne landings. In the foreground, the covered remains of soldiers killed in the crash await recovery. Glider landings, often made into small, hedgerow-lined fields under enemy fire, were among the most dangerous missions of the invasion, and this image stands as a somber reminder of the cost paid by the airborne troops who flew them. Project: 218668