Normandy then and now
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D-Day objective: Queen Red sector, Sword Beach

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Exact spot on Sword Beach where three of the F Troop guns landed

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Pegasus Bridge now. The original bridge has been replaced

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Horsa Bridge now: The old bridge has been replaced

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The two bridges seen from the air post-war. Photo by Jack Prior

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Church at Le Port, Benouville, from where sniper targeted F Troop

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The Gondree Cafe at Pegasus Bridge, a haven for the troops

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Unveiling of 3rd Division Memorial, Hermanville, June 5, 1949

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Among the onlookers is a young Jack Prior (circled)

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Len Harvey revisits Sword Beach, where Gun F3 landed

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Len revisits Horsa Bridge, where Gun F3 was dug in

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George Baker meets Airborne gunners at Pegasus Bridge

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Memorial Pegasus Museum plaque commemorates F Troop

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The plaque is next to a Bofors gun in the museum grounds

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Driver-Op Jim Holder-Vale revisits Pegasus Bridge

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Royal Artillery memorial, Sword Beach, La Breche

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92nd LAA is among those commemorated on the RA memorial

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Memorial at the Orne River Bridge (Horsa Bridge)

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Jim Connor pays tribute in 2010 at the grave in Ranville of his great-uncle, WOII Francis Connor of 92nd LAA

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Leo McCarthy's grandsons John and Michael, Pegasus Bridge, 1987

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Jim, Len and George at the RA Memorial, La Breche, 2008

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Len, George and Jim raise a glass of rum on Sword Beach, 2008