PEGASUS BRIDGE - MEMORIAL FLIGHT
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NEVER
FORGET THE DARK HISTORY DAYS
REMEMBER
YOUR FREEDOMFIGHTERSiiiiiiiii |
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TAKING
THE PEGASUS BRIDGE - JUNE 5 1944
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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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