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Old 23-09-2008, 08:10 PM   #11 (permalink)
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"On the morning of June 6, 1944, a handful of gliders carrying a handpicked strike force landed behind enemy lines in France and set out to destroy bridges along the Orne River and the Caen Canal. For most of the glider-borne force, the mission proceeded pretty much according to plan. In fact, the assault would go down in the history books as one of Britain’s most notable D-Day successes. But for the troops who came across the English Channel in Glider No. 4, June 6 would turn into a confusing, if ultimately rewarding, episode in their own Normandy experiences. Today the story of those men who rode to battle in Glider No. 4 is largely forgotten."

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D-Day: 6th Airborne Division’s Glider Four Encountered An Unexpected Turn of Events » HistoryNet - From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher
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