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There are a pretty good number of them, large and small, everything from Sicily (2.5 miles long and a half mile wide) to St Mere Eglise (a 6 second DZ . . . . . in a Casa)

Here's an alphabetic list:

Gela Drop Zone

Holland Drop Zone

Nijmegen Drop Zone

Normandy Drop Zone

Oran Drop Zone

Rhine Luzon Drop Zone

Saint Mere Eglise Drop Zone

Salerno Drop Zone

Sicily Drop Zone

The eastern drop zone, with British and Canadian paratroops was about 60 miles east of the western drop zone of US paratroops. The main beach landings were roughly between these drop areas.


The eastern drop zone, with British and Canadian paratroops was about 60 miles east of the western drop zone of US paratroops.

The Drop Zone at Great America is 224 feet tall

A drop zone is usually the place parachutists aim for after jumping out of a plane.