On September 17, 1944, the First Allied Airborne Army launched Operation Market-Garden, an airborne assault deep into Holland. This mission was later immortalized in the book and movie A Bridge ...

Paratroops from nine Nato nations today jumped into Ginkle Heath on the outskirts of Arnhem - the same landing zone used 80 years ago during Operation Market Garden. The 16 Air Assault Brigade ...

Major General James M. Gavin, shown here suiting up for the Operation MARKET GARDEN jump on the morning of Sept. 17, 1944, was armed with an M1 Garand rifle and a M1911A1 .45 ACP pistol.

The annual commemoration of Operation Market Garden marked the end of the Falcon Leap exercise. ... the A400M was the sole aircraft to deploy its landing gears for paradrop configuration.

One of the gliders after a “good” landing. It was expected that this would be the first — and last — landing for each of the gliders. Courtesy Marks ... He was ferrying seven enlisted men and supplies ...

Operation Market Garden – the 80th anniversary of which takes place over September 17-25 – has gone down in history as a strategic failure. The brainchild of Field Marshal Bernard Law ...

Eight decades after paying the ultimate price in the brave airborne landing Operation Market Garden, two British soldiers have finally been laid to rest. Comments. News. Andy Lines Chief reporter.

Youngest Arnhem airman who was just 19 when caught up in disastrous WWII mission Operation Market Garden, spent rest of the war in Great Escape prison camp and met King Charles has died at 98 ...

'Gentleman and scholar' veteran of ill-fated Operation Market Garden dies aged 97. ... 1944, and was told to stay put until the following morning, keeping the landing zone clear for other gliders.

Tom landed at Wolfheze, around six or seven miles north-west of Arnhem, around 2.30pm on September 17, 1944, and was told to stay put until the following morning, keeping the landing zone clear ...