PHOTOPAGE 'PEGASUS BRIDGE' BELOW ARE SOME PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN AROUND THE FORMER BATTLEFIELD OF PEGASUS BRIDGE The Centaur tank across the Café Gondrée has been moved to the Pegasus Museum On the spot where once the Centaur stood, a Bofor gun is to be found (picture: Menno Sietses) The preserved bridge at the museum Hits by shrapnel and bullets are still visible Stone markers are placed where the Horsa gliders came down A sculpture of Major Howard looks at his target, Pegasus Bridge The bronze head of Major John Howard, and 'the man himself' Across the canal stood, on the right, beside a maternity hospital, a watertower from which snipers operated Howard gave permission to fire one single shot with this cannon, a Kwk 5cm, to put it out of use The gun was restored for the remembrance of 70 years after D-Day in 2014 (foto: Menno Sietses) The old maternity hospital was hit more than ones during the battle, it still bears the scars of war At the Pegasus Bridge museum are some original artefacts, such as the headgear from Major John Howard A replica of a Horsa glider is to be found in the museum grounds Among the vehicles is this Halftrack Also at the museum a statue of Brigadier James Hill DSO**, MC despite his injuries he led the Canadian 3rd Parachute Brigade (the statue stood once at Le Mesnil) The church of Bénouville, Then and Now Behind the church are some graves to be found of paratroopers who were killed on 6th June, 1944, among them a private of 19 and a reverend of 29 years old The monument for the gliders that landed in this area. stands in the bent to the left, from the roundabout, after the 'Horsa' bridge, heading towards Merville-Franceville, at the conection with the road leading from Ranville, on the D 514 (see picture below) Click below on the Quad .50 and you will shoot back