Glider Marker 1 Bénouville

This Glider Marker marks the place where the first Horsa glider landed on 6 June 1944.

The text on the memorial:
THE HORSA GLIDER OF MAJOR R.J. HOWARD.
OXFORDSHIRE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LIGHT
INFANTRY. WHO COMMANDED THE OPERATION
TO CAPTURE THE BRIDGE, LANDED ON THIS
SPOT TOGETHER WITH LIEUTENANT
H.D. BROTHERIDGE AND 28 SOLDIERS, AT
0016 HOURS ON 6 JUNE 1944 THE PILOTS
WERE STAFF SERGEANTS
WALLWORK AND AINSWORTH

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Source

• Text: Jente de Roust
• Photos: Jente de Roust

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