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 | An aerial reconnassaince picture of the Pegasus bridge (northwest corner) made during the Battle of Normandy.
Pegasus was the name given to a bridge over the Caen canal, near the town of Ouistreham. The bridge was a major objective of the British 6th Airborne Division, which was landed by glider near it during the Normandy Invasion on the 5th/6th June 1944. It was given the perma... |  | 08/10/2005 | 1,042 | 
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 | This bridge (actually opening on the photo), also known as the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, was a major objective of the British 6th Airborne Division, which was landed units by glider near it during the Normandy Invasion on the 5th/6 June 1944. It was given the permanent name of Pegasus Bridge in honour of the operation. This name derives from the shoulder emblem worn by t... |  | 11/05/2006 | 489 | 



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 | British Forces (2nd East Yorks) landing late morning on Sword Beach, west of Ouistreham. The first major target for this sector was the capture of Pegasus Bridge. |  | 05/17/2007 | 853 | 



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 | A glider with 26 meters wingspan. |  | 08/22/2007 | 259 | 



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 | a glider flying over a river near
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 | Glider wich is towed (near RAF Booker/Marlow) |  | 12/26/2005 | 194 | 



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 | The Bridge crossing the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta. It was originally called the MacArthur Bridge, but it was destroyed in a flood in 1915. In 2000, the bridge was restored and renovated. The bridge features four lions atop the sides of the bridge. |  | 07/04/2007 | 376 | 



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 | A glider being towed by a car RAF Aston Down, U.K. |  | 01/21/2008 | 102 | 



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 | I found this tow plane and glider just after take off on a small airfield outside Herning. |  | 10/02/2007 | 428 | 



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 | At Teuge International Airport a historic glider occasionally flies. It is a Slingsby T-21 and it's Dutch registration marking is PH-911. Here you can see that it will be put together. |  | 01/07/2007 | 159 | 



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 | Hang & Para Glider sports on Pedra Bonita and Sao Conrado Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil |  | 11/22/2005 | 221 | 



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 | This is a GPS track log of a flight of a famous Canadian hang glider pilot - Stewart Midwinter done in 29.07.05 |  | 08/19/2005 | 205 | 
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