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Roamer: Eight Ulstermen s memories of D-Day in their own words

Roamer: Eight Ulstermen s memories of D-Day in their own words
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Normandy: Walking the Beaches and Towns Where History Pivoted

Normandy: Walking the Beaches and Towns Where History Pivoted
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Flight Lieutenant Douglas Coxell, police motorcyclist turned pilot who towed gliders and dropped troops around D-Day – obituary

After the Second World War Coxell trained new pilots and flew VIPs including royal families and other heads of state

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS Breakfast 20210606 06:04:00

and think what a wonderfuljob he did. but, i mean, he is one of so many when you think of all these others who were equally brave and who lost their lives. this year, because of covid, there is no d day tourism. the hotels are empty. but the people of normandy haven t forgotten and the famous pegasus bridge over the orne canal is once again the scene of france re enactors. british visitors will have to wait a little to see the beaches again and relive in their minds the excitement and the sacrifice of those terrible days. one thing is sure, when they do come, it is here at the normandy memorial that they will gather. hugh schofield, bbc news, normandy. and hugh schofield is in the town of ver sur mer in normandy, where the memorial has been built. it looks stunning there today, hugh. we are lucky, the weather today and

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