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TAKING THE PEGASUS BRIDGE - JUNE 5 1944 |
| After the allies landed on the coasts of France, the days of the 'Third Reich' were counted ! |
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| It all started at june 6, 1944. The allies were ready and determined to kick the Germans out of the occupied countries |
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| A very, very important and vital bridge had to be taken by the Allies in the night of june 5, preceeding on the invasion in France. |
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| Now, 70 yeras later a memorial flight took place over the Pegasus Bridge, with a Spitfire and a Typhoon in D-Day colors |
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| Not so many veterans of that day and place are still alive, but some travelled to the bridge that changed the situation in Europe |
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| By the time, many 'old' Typhoons joined the actions, but since there was no flying example the Spitfire took the 'honneurs' . |
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| The blackwhite stripes served allied planes te be recognizable, and were paited on all planes the night before, sometimes even with brooms! |
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| The old veterans had a day of many thoughts to old friens that died these days. They are the lucky ones to remember |
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| The Typhoon (Eurofighter) and the 'Spit' came from Waddington in the UK ..... |
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| .... and both pilots also concidered the participation as a great honour ! |
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| An example of the 'old' Typhoon from those days, one of the most powerful fighter-bomber aircraft of the RAF |
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| The Typhoon is our 'Guardian' now in many countries, a formidable plane and very capable. |
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| These men that landed on the beaches were to use Pegasus Bridge later on. First they had to fight their corridors, it took so many lives..... |
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| The Germans could not hold. A really perfect film has been made, called 'The Longuest Day', Hans Christian Blech had a wonderful role |
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| The bridge was taken, and could be used by the allies. |
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| At this picture you even see the gliders that were used to approach unheard and attack by surprise |
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| A fragment from the film 'The Longuest Day', where the Germans made several tactical mistakes. |
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| This film should be shown at all schools, to know what happened in that time, which is by the way only a very small part. |
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| Here ends our small Pegasus story, hope you liked it . |
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ALWAYS ALERT, ALL FOR ALL, PROTECTIVE AND ALERT !! |
| Our grateful thanks to UK MOD for providing some images. © UK Crown copyright 2014 |
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