Pegasus (Greek: Πήγασος, translit. Pḗgasos; Latin: Pegasus, Pegasos) is a winged horse in Greek mythology, usually depicted as a white stallion. He was... 18 KB (1,931 words) - 21:37, 12 April 2024 |
Look up Pegasus, pegasus, or pegasi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pegasus was a winged horse sired by Poseidon in Greek mythology. Pegasus may also... 7 KB (876 words) - 20:13, 25 March 2024 |
congregate. In 1994, Pegasus Bridge was replaced by a new structure and the old bridge was added to the displays at the Pegasus Museum in Benouville.... 44 KB (5,850 words) - 11:15, 8 May 2024 |
of the lease the museum closed in 1997. The Bénouville Bridge had been renamed Pegasus Bridge on 26 June 1944 in honour of being the first objective taken... 3 KB (424 words) - 04:40, 31 March 2023 |
Bénouville, Calvados (section D-Day and Pegasus Bridge) Château de Bénouville completed in 1777 by Claude Nicolas Ledoux Pegasus Bridge Memorial Pegasus Bénouville was the scene of the first – and possibly most vital –... 5 KB (594 words) - 06:33, 13 September 2023 |
p. 331 Mémorial Pegasus. "Pegasus Memorial Bridge". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2009. 35. Pegasus Diaries John Howard... 20 KB (2,557 words) - 11:15, 16 April 2024 |
Horsa Bridge, also known as Ranville Bridge, over the Orne river, was, along with Pegasus Bridge, captured during Operation Tonga by gliderborne troops... 3 KB (399 words) - 19:48, 2 September 2023 |
Café Gondrée (category Bascule bridges) Caen Canal, at the northwest end of the Bénouville Bridge, now commonly referred to as the Pegasus Bridge. The building was the site of first combat during... 6 KB (694 words) - 16:23, 24 January 2024 |
by the Allies in World War II, during the invasion of Normandy, on Pegasus Bridge, is sometimes referred to as Operation Coup de Main though the actual... 3 KB (299 words) - 12:37, 10 March 2024 |
Special Service Brigade at Sword Beach and to successfully capture Pegasus Bridge, accompanied by his piper Bill Millin. Fraser was born at his ancestral... 24 KB (2,715 words) - 17:28, 15 April 2024 |
Stephen (1985) Pegasus Bridge 6 June 1944. Simon & Schuster ISBN 978-0671523749. Barber, Neil (2009). The Pegasus and Orne Bridges. Pen & Sword Books... 9 KB (972 words) - 06:50, 29 April 2024 |
operation; tasked to capture Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge during the opening minutes of D-Day, 6 June 1944. The capture of both bridges was considered to be... 5 KB (596 words) - 01:00, 30 October 2023 |
Jim Wallwork (section Pegasus Bridge) achieved notability as the pilot of the first Horsa glider to land at Pegasus Bridge in the early hours of D-Day, 6 June 1944, during the Second World War... 5 KB (472 words) - 07:01, 29 April 2024 |
Infantry (the 52nd), on D Day, 6 June 1944, tasked with capturing Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge before the main assault on the Normandy beaches began. David... 6 KB (643 words) - 20:16, 17 May 2022 |
Geoff Barkway (section Pegasus Bridge) who achieved fame as the pilot of the third Horsa glider to land at Pegasus Bridge in the early hours of 6 June 1944. This remarkable achievement was described... 5 KB (440 words) - 01:01, 9 March 2024 |
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Escaut, Siege of Calais, Cassel, Ypres-Comines Canal, Normandy Landing, Pegasus Bridge, Villers-Bocage, Odon, Caen, Esquay, Bourguebus Ridge, Mont Pincon,... 14 KB (1,412 words) - 03:27, 21 September 2023 |
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Pegasus Airlines (Turkish: Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş.) (BİST: PGSUS), sometimes stylized as Flypgs, is a Turkish low-cost carrier headquartered in... 22 KB (1,806 words) - 00:16, 10 May 2024 |
Nelson, Portsmouth. Certain types of bascule bridges roll on an arc; an example is the Pegasus Bridge. The bridge is scheduled to open every Wednesday and... 8 KB (675 words) - 11:34, 28 April 2024 |
gliderborne troops, which captured the Caen canal and Orne river bridges (Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge) before the main assault on the Normandy beaches. It sold... 6 KB (674 words) - 06:25, 6 February 2024 |
Allied territory. The first escape operation (Pegasus I) was a success, but a second operation (Pegasus II) was compromised and failed. Despite this,... 22 KB (2,725 words) - 10:15, 5 May 2024 |