D-Day Operation Overlord [diorama set] RUS

D-Day Operation Overlord [diorama set] RUSEarly on the morning of June 6th 1944 the combined forces of the Allied armies landed on the Normandy beaches in Northern France in the most ambitious and important operation of the Second World War. With airborne troops already on the ground and fighting, the sea borne element of the force began landing. This phase of the operation was codenamed Neptune and consisted of five invasion beaches, three British and Canadian (Sword, Gold and Juno) and two

It first saw operation with the RAF in 1982 and was later manufactured by Westland for the Royal Norwegian Air Force

this incredible operation was referred to as the 'Dambusters Raid' and No

the North American F-86 Sabre was in many ways a jet powered version of the company’s hugely successful P-51D Mustang from WWII and an aircraft which made full use of captured German aerodynamic research material

official name Cruiser Tank MkVIII

it cemented its place in history during the Battle of Britain and continues to be a hugely desirable ‘warbird' at airshows

There were numerous breaks and sprains amongst the Paratroopers and gliderborne troops

A thoroughbred fighting aeroplane

With its reputation for being a rugged

Ceylon 1942

This was the point that the Stuka was at its most vulnerable

Able to be armed with machine guns and to tow small artillery pieces

intended for operations in difficult climates