The Dambusters Raid “Operation Chastise”, 70 years ago today

70 yrs ago today, 19 Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron RAF skilfully attacked the great dams of Western Germany using an innovative new Bouncing Bomb developed by Barnes Wallis to breach the dam defences . 'Operation Chastise' the official title of the Dambusters Raid was a partial success. Of the five intended targets only two of the dams were breached. Nevertheless the raid is rightly one of the greatest moments in R.A.F. history and lives [...]

D Day Landings. Flying Tetrarch Tanks.

D Day Landings. Tetrarch Light Tanks On D Day and before, twenty Tetrarch Light Tanks were deployed by the 6th Airborne Recce Regt in Normandy. They were not very successful; several were destroyed in the transportation and landing. Those that survived were outclassed by German armour. They were mostly used for close support particularly by 8 Para in the Bois de Bavent. From Wikipedia: On 13 December 1943, the War Office decided to [...]

By |2019-11-25T01:26:42+01:00April 20th, 2013|Categories: D Day, Normandy, Paratroopers, RAF, Tanks|Tags: , |0 Comments

Video: 360 degree panorama from the Pegasus Bridge

This D Day Tour video is a 360 degree panorama of the Pegasus Bridge, the only bridge over the Caen Canal between the sea and Caen itself. It was vital the allies captured the bridge intact. The panorama shows you the canal, the Cafe Gondree where we often stop for coffee on our D Day Tours, the new larger Pegasus Bridge, the German A/t gun, the markers showing where Major Howard's three Horsa gliders came [...]

By |2013-05-28T00:38:32+02:00April 20th, 2013|Categories: D Day, D Day Memorials, RAF, USAF|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Memorial to British Airmen. Memorial Britannique, St. Anne – Romagne, 35133 Brittany

I found this memorial quite by chance, only a few miles from our home. It was placed by the people of St. Anne in memory of Pilot Officer James Alexander Downie aged 23 yrs and Pilot Officer Victor Gwyn Ross aged 21 yrs, who were killed when their unarmed Photo-Reconaissance Mosquito (No. MM352) of 544 Squadron RAF crashed into the field behind on 9th June 1944. Downie & Ross are buried in the communal churchyard [...]

By |2019-11-25T01:26:42+01:00February 15th, 2013|Categories: D Day, D Day Cemeteries, D Day Memorials, Normandy, Paratroopers, RAF|0 Comments

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