jonesy1275 Posted June 12, 2015 Share #1 Posted June 12, 2015 I had one clear goal whilst out in Normandy last week for the 71st commemorations of D-Day and that was to recreate one of my favourite photographs taken during the invasion. It shows paratroopers from the 506th PIR, 101st Airborne towing a M3A4 Handcart with a jeep. It gets better as in the background there are two Horsa gliders. After a bit of research, I'd found out that the photograph was taken on the crossroads of the D115 and the D913, inbetween Utah Beach and St. Marie du Mont. So with a bit of traffic management, I manoeuvred my jeep into what I thought was roughly the position and my wife took the shot. When I overlaid the photo over the original, I was amazed at how close we'd gotten it. I hope you like it. Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WW2JAKE Posted June 12, 2015 Share #3 Posted June 12, 2015 thats really cool! i love seeing those kinds of pictures!but im a bit curious... wheres the 2nd glider? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted June 12, 2015 Share #4 Posted June 12, 2015 You did a good job, you have to love photoshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesy1275 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted June 12, 2015 The second horsa is to the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rusl4 Posted June 12, 2015 Share #7 Posted June 12, 2015 That is really neat, love seeing the "then and now" pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WW2JAKE Posted June 12, 2015 Share #8 Posted June 12, 2015 The second horsa is to the right. G503-full.jpg for a minute i thought maybe i just cant count that high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerbait Posted June 13, 2015 Share #9 Posted June 13, 2015 That, my friend, is outstanding. Where did you get the original image? I was in Normandy in 2013 and took a ton of then and now photos! Very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldabewla Posted June 13, 2015 Share #10 Posted June 13, 2015 Nice photo ! The original D Day jeep photo has the standard US star paint on the rear quarter panel? I always figured and been told that for the invasion they add the circle around the stars for the invasion? just shows what your told is not always true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted June 14, 2015 Share #11 Posted June 14, 2015 Panzerbait - I'd love to see some of your "then and now" pictures. Jonesy1275 - nice work and really interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted June 14, 2015 Share #12 Posted June 14, 2015 Impressive reconstruction; the position is pretty darn close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerbait Posted June 14, 2015 Share #13 Posted June 14, 2015 Panzerbait - I'd love to see some of your "then and now" pictures. Jonesy1275 - nice work and really interesting. With all due respect to Jonesy1275 and his fine then and now photo, I'll only post one then and now shot of mine here on his post. I'll probably start a new Then And Now post if you'd like to see more. This particular photo is in a very out of the way place, but fortunately I was traveling with someone who knew the owner of this farm and we were given permission to come in and take photos. It's of Omar Bradley decorating officers and men of the 82nd Airborne, including Ben Vandervoot. Notice that in the post war years they changed the pitch of the roof, and moved the windows farther apart by a few feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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