WW II
29.10.2013
There are many historical places reminding us of WWII in Europe and Asia. Visiting them is always a great excitement for me. I therefore included them in some of my flight itineraries. One of the most interesting was the visit to the D-Day Landing Beaches. I have flown there twice, the second flight as a part of my return from the trip to Canary Islands and Madeira. In the history section of this website you can find a video made during the second trip. Here are some photos from the beaches and also photos made during our flight over Hamburg which suffered devastating Allied bombing raids during WWII.
Cabourg
Cabourg
Cabourg
Current use of the area of disembarkation beaches
Gold beach - here the British forces disembarked
Juno beach - here the Canadian forces disembarked
Juno beach - here the Canadian forces disembarked
Juno beach - here the Canadian forces disembarked
Normandy
Omaha beache - the US forces disembarked here
Eastern part of Omaha beach
Port-en-Bessin, Allied fuel distribution port bringing fuel from Britain
Port-en-Bessin, the fuel pipe from England ended here
Sword beach - here the British forces disembarked
Artificial port - Gold beach in the back
The remains of the artificial port
The remains of the artificial port
The remains of the artificial port
The remains of the artificial port
The remains of the artificial port
The remains of the artificial port
Utah beach - another beach beside Omaha where US soldiers disembarked
Utah beach - another beach beside Omaha where US soldiers disembarked
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Jiří Pruša
I have been flying gliders since my age of 15 and in 2006 I completed my PPL in Texas, USA. More