The 6th Airborne Divisional Engineers on D Day 1944

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ken from worcester
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The 6th Airborne Divisional Engineers on D Day 1944

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more for you guys on the other side of the pond
thanx ken
http://www.pegasusarchive.org/normandy/ ... ineers.htm
Jonesy
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Great link Ken.

For Christmas I was given the book 'Operation Tonga: The Glider Assault'. It briefly mentions the three Clarks which were borrowed from the US and flown onboard Horsa Gliders to Normandy. One glider crashed in the channel, one crashed on landing destroying the Clark but one landed and managed to get the Clark offloaded. It began clearing obstacles immediately.

I'm an aircraft engineer in the Royal Air Force where I'm based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. Can you guess which airfield the three Horsa Gliders carrying the Clarks took off from? Yep, from Brize Norton. I guess owning a Clark was meant to be.

Neil.
Jan 1942 Willys 'Slat Grill' Jeep
Feb 1944 Clark CA-1
Feb 1943 Converto dump trailer
1943 John Wood M3A4 Handcart
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welbike
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Re: The 6th Airborne Divisional Engineers on D Day 1944

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Yes, nice stuff, keep it coming!

Alex
1910 P&M R.F.C. motorcycle
1940 Matchless G3
1940 Norton Big 4 3X2
1941 Ford GP #16601
1943 Clark CA-1 #143878
1943 G.E. 75mm Pack Howitzer
1943 Welbike Parascooter
1944 Cushman Parascooter
1944 Cooper Parascooter prototype
1944 Simplex Servicycle
1944 DKW RT 125cc N.a.
And more 2 wheeled toys!
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