The Horsa was the primary glider used in the paratrooper landings at both D-Day in June 1944 and Arnhem in September 1944
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Our tour of the D Day Beaches begins at Merville, back in 1944 it marked the limit of the D-Day Invasion beaches.. |
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The village of Ranville was an objective of 6th (Airborne) Division on 6th June 1944, and was captured by units of this formation on the morning of D Day. The churchyard was used for immediate burials, and some soldiers from 6th (Airborne) were laid to rest at this location as the fighting for the Eastern Flank. |
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Pegasus Bridge |
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Horsa Glider The Horsa was the primary glider used in the paratrooper landings at both D-Day in June 1944 and Arnhem in September 1944
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Airborne Museum Pegasus Bridge |
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Ralph and Paul take a break in front of the site of the new Pegasus Bridge |
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The Gondree Cafe had been used as an aid post, and the cafe owner, Monsieur Gondree, dug up his supply of champagne from the garden and gladly shared it with his liberators. Today the cafe has become the first stop for any visitor to this part of the battlefield; it is still owned by the Gondree family, and still a cafe; but inside is like a living museum. |
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Its coffee time the group relax at the Pegasus Bridge Café. |
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Ann, Susan, Tony and Gareth relaxing at Pegasus Bridge |
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A view of Aramanche . |
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Mair, John, Ralph, Chris, Paul and Kingsley at the vantage point above Aramanche. |
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Gareth, Anne, Susan and Tony at the vantage point above Aramanche. |
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Monument to the fallen at Aramanche. |
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Time for a quick snack at Aramanche. |
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Remains of the Mulberry Harbour at Aramanche. |
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Chris, Paul and John enjoy the sun at the Old Mill Bayeaux. |
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Paul chatting up the girls! |
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Chris doing a little moonlighting! |
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Not being funny but what is W John up to? |
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Neil, Paul and John at Dinan. |
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Where are the horse’s boys? |
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Paul checking out yet another place to eat! How does he keep so trim? |
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Terry, John, Rhisiart, Amanda Neil and Chris at Dinan. |
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Paul. Norma and Kingsley at Mont Saint Michel. |
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Where is your crash helmet Ralph? |
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That’s strange looking tea Norma! |
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Shopping at Mont Saint Michel. |
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Norma and Kingsley lift their glasses to our tour organiser Paul. |
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The American Monument at the War Cemetery at Omaha Beach. The names of 1,557 Americans who lost their lives in the conflict but could not be located and/or identified are inscribed on the walls of a semicircular garden at the east side of the memorial. |
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Spirit of American Youth. |
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American War Graves, Omaha Beach. |
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UTAH Beach. |
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Amanda at Utah Beach. |
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UTAH Beach. |
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Sainte-Mère-Eglise. |
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The XI-XIIIth century church of Sainte-Mère-Eglise is portrayed in Darryl F. Zanuck's movie 'The Longest Day'. Soldier Steel remained hung by his parachute to the church steeple for two hours, during which he pretended to be dead, a few centimeters from a bell which constantly sounded the tocsin. |
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High Altar Sainte-Mère-Eglise. |
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Paul, Neil and John at Dinan. |
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Tony and Susan at Mont Saint Michel. |
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Mont Saint Michel. |
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W John comes to the rescue of John who has a puncture. |