The Chalk Collection

A rapidly growing collection of historically important documents, photographs, uniforms, equipment, and ephemera primarily relating to the Glider Pilot Regiment

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4/4 Sometimes, it takes sacrifice to make a difference.

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The capture of the Orne Canal and Orne River bridges was one of the most important and breathtaking events in the GPR battle honours. It is sometimes forgotten that the regiment also played a much larger and equally crucial role on https://t.co/loc6RBjbwS, June 6 1944... 1/4

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3/4

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Note also that 1st Bn Border Regiment arrive in US trucks (at 4:42), jolly good stuff!

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A superb piece of film from the IWM Collection, WITH SOUND. Note the two GPR pilots in shirt sleeve order with pinned on wings!
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Bernie Vincent and Martin Bull are restoring a rare WW2 Airspeed Horsa glider cockpit, a challenging project involving expensive, hard-to-source materials. Built at Cheltenham's H.H. Martyn factory, this example is one of 3,800+ used for 1944 invasions, including D-Day and Arnhem

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@JohnnyD87968172 @DrHelenFry I’m sure you’ll enjoy it @JohnnyD87968172 it gives a good overhead view of the whole battle too.

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@adbrora @WHW_HighlandIC “I know nossink!”

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@WHW_HighlandIC The World at War documentary series. I watched it as a child, sat on the floor, glued to the screen… and that was that.

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@MikeHistorian @GPRSociety @6thairborne @LearningatMaf More to put on the map 🧐

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All set up and ready for a great day at @air_museum with Dr Bruce Tocher for an Operation Freshman memorial and lecture.

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@RoseElla1234 @c_woffenden 😎

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@6thairborne @GPRSociety Certainly RAF wings so I think it’s safe to assume he’s a glider pilot. Interesting that he’s wearing the infantry helmet too 🤔😎

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Join us at The Vickers MG Exhibition in October. Free entry and no need to book. More info available through our newsletter. Just over five months away! #militaryhistory

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Not much going on around here…

…because it’s ALL happening on Patreon!

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On Monday evening (27 April) we will be at @GLiveGuildford to support @DavidOlusoga for his ‘A Gun Through Time’ stage show.

We had the opportunity to show the devastation of the #VickersMG a few weeks ago and the audience get to see this as part of the show.

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We’re pleased to have moved from the text drafting to the layout phase of our next book: The Bren Gun in North West Europe and at Home - Infantry 1938-41.

It’ll be ready in the next couple of months and probably in time for TankFest.

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@6thairborne @MoniqueTaylorA1 @GPRSociety @6thairborne great clipping!