Good one. Peter Champness
On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 6:52 PM, Christopher McDonnell < [email protected]> wrote: > First ashore were glider pilots and they landed on their heads. [image: > Smile] > > Pegasus Bridge > > After training at Tarrant Rushton airfield, Wallwork set off on the > evening of 5 June 1944 for what was to be the beginning of the invasion > of Normandy. He landed his Horsa glider (nicknamed *Lady Irene* by Wally > Parr[*who?*]) in occupied France shortly after midnight. The force of the > impact catapulted both Wallwork and his co-pilot John Ainsworth through > the front of the cockpit. Although stunned,[2] this made them the first > Allied troops to touch French soil on D-Day. > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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