Will you raise a glass tonight, 5th June, at 23:16

At 00:16 British Double Summer Time BDST ( 23:16 BST ) on 6th June 1944, D Company 2nd Bn Ox and Bucks plus Royal Engineers support landed by glider at Benouville ( now Pegasus ) Bridge. The first gilder, piloted by SSgt Jim Wallwork, Glider Pilot Regiment, landed 47 meters from the bridge after a 10k glide... It was one of the "most outstanding flying achievements of the war", said Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory

I'll raise one as said a great piece of Flying/gliding. Not sure it could be done these days

m109a3uk wrote:

I'll raise one as said a great piece of Flying/gliding. Not sure it could be done these days

Not by the RAF, no.....







Fleet Air Arm or Army Air Corps would be able to!

Do we have any gliders these days? I guess its all Heli borne these days!

No mate nothing to do with gliders All about ealf and safey init bro
And to think I used to think trade unions in the 70's where bad, it is enough to make me start drinking again

In answer to the OP title ............... YES, most definitely will raise a glass and remember, not only that landing, but also what came to follow ......

Yes,
Just finished watching 'The longest Day'
Seemed a rather appropriate film for tonight.

Will do

Heres to them

For sure - t'was an incredible piece of flying. Brave guys each and every one of them and those that followed in the hours, days and weeks after D-Day

This really was something and still is for us British to be truly proud of. A mission carried out with pin point accruracy by very brave men and a total success.