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Join us in the 80th anniversary year of the D-Day landings, to hear Tony Bray tell the tale of the glider assault on the bridges over the Caen Canal and the River Orne, described as the greatest feat of flying in the Second World War.

This year marks the 82nd anniversary of the formation of the Glider Pilot Regiment and Tony’s talk will include interviews recorded with surviving veterans from this illustrious Regiment.

All military conflicts invariably throw up a number of innovations to assist commanders in gaining an edge over an opponent and the Army Air Corps has always been a leader in adapting its aircraft to improve operational capability. Join George Bacon to gain an insight into how seemingly ordinary looking aircraft were utilised with great success on counter terror Operations during Op BANNER in Northern Ireland and beyond.

In the film, 'A Bridge Too Far', Dirk Bogarde’s Lieutenant General ‘Boy’ Browning refers to a large number of cancelled operations since D-Day. What were these operations? Why do we know so little about them? And what can they tell us about Allied airborne planning, and the way that the allies fought, in 1944? Join us to hear some of the answers by JAMES DALY, a historian and Museum curator from The D-Day Story in Portsmouth. James was inspired to write a series of books on airborne operations by the experiences of his grandfather, who fought at Arnhem with the 11th Battalion Parachute Regiment. He has also lectured to a wide range of audiences and appeared on podcasts such as, 'We Have Ways of Making you Talk' with Al Murray and James Holland.

Do you ever wonder how the Allies prepared so secretly and so effectively for the Liberation of Europe at and after the D-Day landings in June 1944? Chris Cox at Air Photo Services is a specialist aerial photographic interpreter who has studied the contemporary aerial perspective on the invasion known as Operation Overlord. She will present an interactive illustrated discussion, to show the contribution of the aerial perspective to the understanding of D-day and its extensive preparations. Chris welcomes you to share this presentation and contribute you own memories, family history or observations from this crucial time in our history.’

Paul Beaver is back at the Army Flying Museum with a special talk to mark D-Day 80 about some of the secrets which made a success of the greatest landing operation in history. Paul will talk about deception, influence and some of the amazing innovations who were key to the liberation of France.

Discover how our three armed services developed and find out why each has its own mini version of the other two services. Join Tony Bray as he highlights key moments using creative graphics, photographs, maps and video clips. Be prepared for some surprises!