The spectacle was part of commemorations of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, or Operation Market Garden as the ...

The airdrop is one of several events organised to mark the anniversary of Operation Market Garden, an ambitious military offensive designed to speed up the invasion of Nazi Germany and shorten the ...

"To be able to start this project in the 80th anniversary year of the Operation Market Garden makes it especially poignant." He added although the operation was "courageous and daring", it was ...