Images Dated 20th August 2019 (page 2)

325th Glider, 504th PIR & Polish Para Memorial, Holland
The dramatic rusting parachutes, designed by Leo Gerritsen and Henk van Hout, were erected on 17 September 1985. They commemorate the fact that these fields, designated landing area O

Spiralling Wings Memorial to Airstrip B-82, Keent
The airstrip here, in the old forelands of the Ms at Keent, was made by the Germans as an emergency landing field but never used by them

101st AB Division Memorial, Son, Holland
Operation Market Garden depended upon the capture by airborne forces of a sequence of bridges over rivers and canals in Holland

101st Airborne Division Memorial near Eindhoven
Operation Market Garden involved capturing a sequence of bridges over rivers so that a rapid armoured advance could drive from Belgium through Holland to the German border in September 1944

Guards Memorial Plaque, Nijmegen Bridge, Holland
The Cornelius Ryan book, A Bridge Too Far has at its centre the final struggle at the bridge at Arnhem, which was indeed a Bridge Too Far

101st Airborne Division Memorial, Veghel, Holland
The Memorial is in the form of a kangeroo with a baby in her pouch ( a symbol of the Allied Forces leaping over Dutch rivers) on a huge stone block which weighs 1, 200 kgs

The Silent Wings Memorial, Den Dungen, Holland
This highly original Memorial was designed by local teacher Jos Korsten who is standing beside it. It tells the story of the gliders which landed in the middle of enemy territory in September 1944

51st Highland Division Stained Glass Window, Vught
In the 1944 fighting to defeat the Germans in Holland the whole area around here became the responsibility of the 51st Div

German General Students HQ September 1944
The two German Officers that were charged with the defence of Holland were General Student and Field Marshal Model, and it was most unfortunate for the Allies that they happened to be in the area

101st Airborne Division Memorial Parachute, Paulushoeve
This area was in the landing zone of the Screaming Eagles, the 101st US Airborne Division, and was known as DZ C. It was where the 506th PIR were due to land

51st Highland Division Memorial, Schijndel, Holland
To British eyes this is probably the most beautiful traditional war memorial in Holland. It is a statue of a kilted Highlander looking down on a delightful young Dutch girl

101st US Airborne Memorial Gift to the Dutch
The Memorial, which is in Sint Oedenrode, was initiated and funded by 101st Airborne veterans in recognition of the Dutch resistance against the Germans

The Paulushoef, Paulushoeve Farm near Best
The owner of this farm, Wan van Overveld, has erected a metal parachute in the garden and on the house is a Screaming Eagle

British troops and Locals Memorial, Sint Michielsgestel
There is much erudite discussion about whether Operation Market Garden was a success or a failure. Certainly, the prime objective - to outflank the German defences along the River Rhine

US 501st Geronimo Monument, Eerde, Holland
During Operation Market Garden in September 1944, the airborne forces were charged with capturing a series of bridges over waterways that impeded the ground troops advance

Castle Henkenshage, 502nd PIR HQ, Holland
The US 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment was given the Operation Market Garden task of capturing this position and completed the clearing of the area on 17 September 1944

Joe Mann Memorial, Open-Air Theatre, Best, Holland
This was put up by the people of Best in memory of Private 1st Class Joe E. Mann of H Coy, 502nd US Parachute Infantry Regiment. It was unveiled by his parents on 17 September 1956

Jan van Hoof Memorial Bas-relief, Nijmegen road bridge
Jan was a young student in Nijmegen who worked for the Dutch Underground Resistance. The Nijmegen bridge had to be captured intact by American Airborne forces during Operation Market Garden so that

Jan van Hoof Memorial Statue, Nijmegen, Holland
Jan was a student and a member of the Dutch Secret Service at the time of Operation Market Garden in September 1944. A citizen of Nijmegen

11th Armoured Division Memorial, Stiphout, Holland
The Market Garden Operation involved an armoured attack by British and American forces along a narrow Corridor from Belgium and then through Holland

Polish Airborne Units Memorial, Polish Cemetery, Lommel
Operation Market Garden consisted of two distinct parts - airborne forces and land forces. The airborne forces were the Market part and the land forces the Garden

Aalst Liberation Memorial, Holland
This small dramatic Memorial stands on a plinth in a little park in the middle of Aalst. It depicts three human figures rising from the straightjacket of German occupation

Sherman tank Memorial, Hechtel, Belgium
This Sherman, No (G) E4186 1B1635 LO, has been preserved as a Memorial to all those who lost their lives during the Battle of Hechtel of 12 September 1944 - 35 civilians

The Liberation Gate Memorial, Dutch-Belgian border
This Memorial is just inside the Dutch border about 3 kms from Joes Bridge. In the battles before the start of the Market Garden Operation from Joes Bridge

Irish Guards Memorial plaque, Joes Bridge
This is on a small stone plinth beside the canal. The crossing here is known as the De Groote Barrier and the bridge was taken one week before Operation Market Garden began

Joes Bridge on the Belgian-Dutch border
Operation Market Garden was a combined British & American land and air operation planned to break into and around the German defences & then on into Germany itself

Farnborough 92 - Su-30 Blue 389
Farnborough 92 - Sukhoi Su-30 Blue 389 Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - SAH-1 - G-SAHI
Farnborough 92 - Trago Mills SAH-1 prototype - G-SAHI, reborn as the FLS Sprint Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - Su-27UB Blue 389
Farnborough 92 - Sukhoi Su-27UB Blue 389, two-seat trainer version of the Su-27 Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - Su-29T and Su-29
Farnborough 92 - Sukhoi Su-29T -(prototype of the Sukhoi Su-31 single-seat aerobatic aircraft) and a Sukhoi Su-29 2-seat aerobatic aircraft Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - Su-29T
Farnborough 92 - Sukhoi Su-29T - Prototype of the Sukhoi Su-31 single-seat aerobatic aircraft. Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - Russian Air Force TK
Farnborough 92 - Russian Air Force Sukhoi TK (Su-39) Red 10 Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - Tu-22M-3 (unmarked)
Farnborough 92 - Tupolev Tu-22M-3 (unmarked) (msn 12112347) Detail of the stbd mainplane glove and weapons pylon Date: 1992

Dassault Rafale C 01, at the SBAC Farnborough International Air Show in September 1992

Farnborough 92 - Alpha-Jet weapons
Farnborough 92 - Dornier/Dassault-Breguet Alpha Jet weapons display Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - Tu-22M-3 placard
Farnborough 92 - Tupolev Tu-22M-3 placard Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - MiG-29S Blue 407
Farnborough 92 - Mikoyan MiG-29S (9-13S) (MSN: ) Blue 407, with Vympel NPO R-77 air-to-air missiles under the wings. Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - EH101 (PP8) - G-OIOI
Farnborough 92 - European Helicopter Industries EH101 (PP8) - G-OIOI, the eighth prototype, civil variant known as Heliliner. Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - IAR-330L Puma 105
Farnborough 92 - Romanian Coast Guard IAR-330L Puma 105 Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - TIALD placard
Farnborough 92 - placard for the TIALD pod (Thermal Imaging & tv Laser Designator) placed under the Sukhoi Su-35, demonstrating proposed Anglo-Russian co-operation. Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - Su-35 Blue 703
Farnborough 92 - Sukhoi Su-35 Blue 703 Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - MiG-31B White 374
Farnborough 92 - Mikoyan MiG-31B White 374 - Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - Tu-204 - CCCP-64006
Farnborough 92 - Tupolev Tu-204-120 - CCCP-64006 (MSN: ) - powered by Rolls-Royce RB.211-535 engines. Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - SaB 340B - SE-C12
Farnborough 92 - American Eagle SaB 340B - SE-C12. A fresh off the production line SaB 2000 prior to delivery to American Eagle, still bearing the secondary registration of SE-C12. Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - unknown aircraft logo ( in hoc signo vinces - In this sign you will conquer) Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - Yak-141 - White 141
Farnborough 92 - Yakovlev Yak-141 (c/n 48-2) White 141 - The second prototype Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - Yak-38M - Yellow 38
Farnborough 92 - Russian Naval Aviation (Aviatsiya Voenno-morskovo Flota Rossii) - Yakovlev Yak-38M - Yellow 38. Detail of the rear fuselage and lift/cruise engines port exhaust nozzle. Date: 1992

Farnborough 92 - An-72P - Red 07
Farnborough 92 - Antonov An-72P Maritime Patrol Variant, Bort number Red 07, showing the UB-32-57 32-round rocket pod fitted under the port wing Date: 1992

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