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Andyp wrote:and I get the beaches back to myself.
It may not overlook Devils Island but this is my corner of paradise
Looking west towards Ouistreham and Sword Beach
I get to stroll along those beaches twice a week all year round.
kirkpoore1 wrote:Nice, Andy. My father and I still plan on a Normandy trip once COVID settles down, maybe next September. I plan on being retired by then, which will make things more flexible. He really wants to do Omaha & Utah and the other major campaign sites, while I also want to throw in lots of medieval stuff.
Kirk
RogerM wrote:Andyp wrote:and I get the beaches back to myself.
It may not overlook Devils Island but this is my corner of paradise
Looking west towards Ouistreham and Sword Beach
I get to stroll along those beaches twice a week all year round.
Very nice Andy. TBH, it was much the same in June about 5 years ago when SWMBO and I did a cycling tour of the D-Day beaches. As a glider pilot, I stood in disbelief on the landing field at Pegasus Bridge as I surveyed just how tight it was to land anything in, even if it was familiar and in broad daylight. How they got 3 overloaded gliders in there at night, having never seen it before, makes me shake my head in disbelief.
Much was made of how crowded Cornish beaches were this summer, and indeed the fleshpots of Newquay, St Ives and Padstow were, but this was our favourite Cornish beach, near Veryan, on the last weekend of July. Plenty of room for all.
RogerM wrote:Very nice Andy. TBH, it was much the same in June about 5 years ago when SWMBO and I did a cycling tour of the D-Day beaches. As a glider pilot, I stood in disbelief on the landing field at Pegasus Bridge as I surveyed just how tight it was to land anything in, even if it was familiar and in broad daylight. How they got 3 overloaded gliders in there at night, having never seen it before, makes me shake my head in disbelief.
Woodbloke wrote:............ You're quite right though Roger, the landing zone is extremely tight at the bridge and how the gliders got down was incredible. I recollect that the spot where each landed is marked by a concrete obelisk and my estimation is that the closet was no more that 40 or so metres from the bridge - Rob
RogerM wrote:Woodbloke wrote:............ You're quite right though Roger, the landing zone is extremely tight at the bridge and how the gliders got down was incredible. I recollect that the spot where each landed is marked by a concrete obelisk and my estimation is that the closet was no more that 40 or so metres from the bridge - Rob
It was less than a single wingspan Rob. A few weeks later some visiting Russian generals accused the Brits of stage-managing the whole thing as they didn't believe that what they were seeing was possible.
RogerS wrote:Not in any way wishing to diminish their skill or bravery, you're comparing slipopery fibre-glass gliders if today with one specifically designed for the task...
The wing carried large "barn door" flaps which, when lowered, made a steep, high rate-of-descent landing possible—this performance would allow the pilots to land in constricted spaces.[25] By employing a combination of the flaps and pneumatic brakes, the glider could be brought to a stop within relatively short distances.[
RogerS wrote:Not in any way wishing to diminish their skill or bravery, you're comparing slipopery fibre-glass gliders if today with one specifically designed for the task...
The wing carried large "barn door" flaps which, when lowered, made a steep, high rate-of-descent landing possible—this performance would allow the pilots to land in constricted spaces.[25] By employing a combination of the flaps and pneumatic brakes, the glider could be brought to a stop within relatively short distances.[
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