Pegasus Bridge is the name given to the bridge crossing the canal
between Caen and the sea in the village of Bénouville.
Horsa Bridge, the second bridge, is located at 500 meters in the
east, crossing the Orne river.
The Gliders Pilots
| * Pegasus
Bridge |
|
| 1st Glider |
J. WALLWORK (pilot) - J. AINSWORTH (co-pilot) |
| 2nd Glider |
O. BOLAND (pilot) - P.A. HOBBS (co-pilot) |
| 3rd Glider |
G. BARKWAY (pilot) - P. BOYLE (co-pilot) |
| |
|
| * Horsa
Bridge |
|
| 4th Glider |
A. LAWRENCE (pilot) - H. SHORTER (co-pilot) |
| 5th Glider |
R.A. HOWARD (pilot) - F. BAACKE (co-pilot) |
| 6th Glider |
S. PEARSON (pilot) - L. GUTHRIE (co-pilot) |
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