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English: Three of the Horsa gliders that brought the 'coup de main' force in on the night of D-Day to capture the bridge over the Caen Canal at Benouville, France, which subsequently became known as 'Pegasus Bridge'.
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Original text: Imperial War Museum ref B 7033 Original uploader was Jim Sweeney at en.wikipedia.

Later version(s) were uploaded by Beao at en.wikipedia. (30 March 2011 (first version); 6 June 2011 (last version))
Author Official photographer Johnson (Sgt), No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit.
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  • 2011-06-06 13:00 Beao 300×189× (10954 bytes)
  • 2011-03-30 12:32 Jim Sweeney 300×189× (10540 bytes) {{Information | description = Three of the Horsa gliders that brought the 'coup de main' force in on the night of D-Day to capture the bridge over the Caen Canal at Benouville, which subsequently became known as 'Pegasus Bridge', 12 July 1944. | source =

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current15:42, 30 November 2012Thumbnail for version as of 15:42, 30 November 2012782 × 501 (65 KB)HohumCropped, levels
10:57, 23 July 2012Thumbnail for version as of 10:57, 23 July 2012800 × 512 (42 KB)OgreBot(BOT): Reverting to most recent version before archival
10:57, 23 July 2012Thumbnail for version as of 10:57, 23 July 2012300 × 189 (10 KB)OgreBot(BOT): Uploading old version of file from en.wikipedia; originally uploaded on 2011-03-30 12:32:40 by Jim Sweeney
09:10, 23 July 2012Thumbnail for version as of 09:10, 23 July 2012800 × 512 (42 KB)Rcbutcherreplaced with new higher-quality version from IWM
09:04, 23 July 2012Thumbnail for version as of 09:04, 23 July 2012300 × 189 (11 KB)File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske)Transfered from en.wikipedia by User:rcbutcher using CommonsHelper
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