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WHAT VETERANS SAY...
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We
were THE EXPERTS, THIS WAS OUR THIRD LANDING. WE'D
ALREADY DONE SICILY AND
SALERNO.
our officers and
non-coms were good, they really led.'
WE PUSHED QUITE A WAY INLAND - ALMOST INTO BAYEUX - THEN
PULLED BACK NEARER THE BEACHHEAD FOR THE NIGHT.'
SID
riley
Royal Artillery FORWARD
SPOTTER TEAM
veteran of gold beach
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PORTSMOUTH NAVAL BASE - THE
HUB OF D-DAY OPERATIONS
During our return
we'll fly over Portsmouth Harbour - home to the Royal Navy and
Nelsons Flagship "HMS VICTORY". Portsmouth was the hub of D-day
operations in June 1944 as it was again in April 1982 for the re-capture of
The Falkland Isles.
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Just
to the North of Portsmouth is Southwick House, Eisenhower's headquarters for
Overlord and from where on June 5th, 1944 at approx 9pm. Eisenhower gave the
order to 'GO' - just 3 short hours later British and American Airborne forces
were landing in Normandy.
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Although a full day, ’
says Adrian of the Overlord D Day tours, ‘ the experience is never less than engrossing, often moving – younger
people become awed by the huge risk involved, the slender thread between success
and disaster, the raw courage and sacrifice of their grandfathers’ generation.
Besides, what better way to learn about D Day – few children grow bored flying
200 feet above the sea towards the wallowing caissons of the Mulberry Harbour.'
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And mothers need not fear " swooping " to quote one American lady who despite
a little trepidation on the ground beforehand thoroughly enjoyed the flying. '
Finally we land back at
Biggin Hill
and our waiting limousine returns
you to your hotel.
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NEVER IN THE FIELD OF
HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW.'
Winston S Churchill
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