An interesting photograph

Came across this picture which intrigued me. I think they are in the door of a glider.

 

Faces look odd. What's the go, DL?

 

The helmets too. The faces look like masks and it seems that all of the names on the door frame are womens names.

Maybe its an advert for the movie of the same name.

 

That's because it is a painting. Someone has taken the picture (attached) of the 6th Airlanding Brigade preparing for D-Day, and done a rendition. Note the different names though.

One of the nicknames for paratroopers and glider troops was Angels with Dirty Faces because of the camo paint (probably a play on the Hollywood film)

 

Well done Kyt. As they say over here "you're the man."

 

Cheers David. I am intrigued by who may have done the painting. Looks like something that the IWM would have

 

Could it be a section from the Overlord Embroidery? I have never seen pictures of more than a couple of sections but it looks of a similar style

 

Here's where I found it.


http://designerfied.com/last-of-the-wwii-paintings.html

 

Ah right it was for an exhibition:

Terms of engagement: ... Vancouver's War zones. | Full text Exhibitions articles from leading publications on ArticleArchives.com.

 

Ah, I was thinking it was a photo with the blokes painted in. All makes sense now. Cheers.