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2014-06-05

GAR [New post] D-Day 70 – Pt.18 – Dakotas depart HMS Daedalus for Normandy





Elliott Marsh posted: "On Wednesday, 4 June 2014, eight Douglas DC-3 Dakotas from eight countries departed from their staging base at HMS Daedalus, Hampshire, and headed South towards Normandy to begin a weekend of commemorative parachute jumps and flypasts to mark the 70th ann"

New post on GAR

D-Day 70 – Pt.18 – Dakotas depart HMS Daedalus for Normandy

by Elliott Marsh
On Wednesday, 4 June 2014, eight Douglas DC-3 Dakotas from eight countries departed from their staging base at HMS Daedalus, Hampshire, and headed South towards Normandy to begin a weekend of commemorative parachute jumps and flypasts to mark the 70th anniversary of Operation OVERLORD, the D-Day landings. Elliott Marsh was there for GAR.







Video Formidable découverte

Forwarded message - From: Mehdi Schneyders 

Bonjour à tous!

Je viens de découvrir des images extraordinaires! Voici, tout d'abord, le lien menant vers la vidéo :



La séquence intéressante débute à 0.27.23. Vous y voyez des aviateurs de la R.A.F., réunis devant un petit orchestre. Il y, entre - autre, des Français Libres, des Polonais... et des Belges. À partir de 0.27.58, de gauche à droite, vous y voyez trois pilotes du 349 " Belgian " Squadron :


Dans l'ordre :

  • Squadron Leader Albert " Fiske, Low Bottom, l'adjudant " Van de Velde.
  • Flight Sergeant Joseph " Jeff " Moureau.
  • Sergeant René " Boske " Vandenbosch.


Je vous souhaite une bonne visualisation.


Bonne fin d'après - midi.




Mehdi.

GAR: [New post] D-Day 70 – Pt.16 – Operation OVERLORD: Cracking the Atlantic Wall




Elliott Marsh posted: "As Operation OVERLORD drew near, the Allied air forces turned their attention to a brief but intense bombing campaign against the Normandy coastal gun batteries and radar sites which could pose a real and major threat to the seaborne forces on D-Day.  Ell"

New post on GAR

D-Day 70 – Pt.16 – Operation OVERLORD: Cracking the Atlantic Wall

by Elliott Marsh
As Operation OVERLORD drew near, the Allied air forces turned their attention to a brief but intense bombing campaign against the Normandy coastal gun batteries and radar sites which could pose a real and major threat to the seaborne forces on D-Day. Elliott Marsh summarises some of the final efforts to neutralise Germany's defensive forces in the days prior to 6 June 1944.