Another few days go by and the fleeting memories of extraordinary places I’ve been to keeping coming back and remind of the places I really pine for.
Know that these places will still exist when we inevitably move on past the Covid-19 pandemic in, I am sure of, the near future.
Having never driven on the ‘wrong side’ of the road I felt at ease enjoying the endless miles of N roads (Route Nationale) which were almost always wonderfully smooth, quiet and displaying the lovely French countryside. Driving was not a chore at all during the week in Normandy making comfortable progress away from our base near Lison.
The Tuesday we set out East Bound towards Caen, eventually driving over the replaced Pegasus Bridge making our way into Merville-Franceville-Plage for a quick pit-stop and sight-see whilst on our way to see the Museum and the Merville Battery site.
This picture for me was definitely ‘pretty cool’, only after further research (much time later) this particular aircraft was assigned to the 9th US Army Air Force in the 95th Troop Carrier Squadron (Squadron code 9X) of the 440th Troop Carrier Group based at Exeter, England. Which is very local to me! Source.
