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Normandy
by Private Plane
(1
Day)
Private
Plane tour from England. Unique aerial and land tour of the
Normandy D-Day beaches.
A
British Tours Ltd guide, specialising in WWll and the
Normandy landings, will meet you in the morning at your
London hotel and drive you to Fairoaks Airfield in
Surrey.
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From
top: The Pointe du Hoc Cliffs, Pegasus
Bridge,Normandy American Cemetery overlooking Omaha
Beach, the Airborne Museum St Mere Eglise
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Boarding a twin-engined aircraft, fly over Portsmouth
Harbour before crossing the Channel. During the hour's
flight your guide, with the help of charts, will brief you
on the strategic situation in Europe during the months
leading up to D-Day - naval, air, military strengths on both
western and eastern fronts; Hitler's command style against
Churchill and Roosevelt's and the tactical dilemmas facing
both sides.
Landing at Cherbourg Airport in France meet your
driver to start an overland tour of the Normandy D-Day
Beaches.
Visit Omaha Beach, still referred to by its wartime
name, a peaceful four mile stretch of sand which belies the
ferocity of the fighting that befell it on June 6th 1944,
the Normandy American Cemetery at St Laurent where
almost 10,000 Americans lie buried and over 1,500 missing
Americans are commemorated, and the Pointe du Hoc
cliffs scaled by 2 US Rangers on D- Day. The cliff
heights are still deeply pitted with German bunkers and
shell holes.
Stop at a local fishing port for lunch, and visit St.
Mere Eglise, the first town to be liberated by the
Allies, where a replica of the paratrooper Private John
Steele hangs from the church's tower.
On your return flight circle St Mere Eglise, fly low
along Utah Beach where 4 US Infantry Division came
ashore, the Pointe du Hoc cliffs, and continue along the
coast over Omaha Beach. Tide permitting, also take in
stunning views as you fly over the wreck of Mulberry
Harbour - an artificial harbour that protected the
landings of the vast numbers of of men and vehicles during
the invasion.
Head back to coast over Port en Bessin and
Arromanches, flying along Gold Beach where
British Commandos and the XXX British Corps came ashore, and
Juno & Sword Beaches where British Commandos, the
3rd British and 3rd Canadian Infantry Divisions came ashore.
Turn south to Pegasus Bridge over the Orne Canal and
then fly over the Merville Battery and landing
grounds for the 6 British Airborne Division.
Cross the English Channel near Chichester and circle over
Arundel Castle, then north over Sussex and Surrey before
landing at Fairoaks around 6 pm - and your drive back to
London.
Bring your passports. Above all your cameras and plenty
of film/batteries.
Prices:
£3,050 for up to 2 pax
£3,685 for up to 4 pax
£4,250 for up to 8 pax
Includes
transfers to and from Fairoaks, British Tours guide
throughout the day, private plane and driver in
Normandy.
Please email normandy@britishtours.com
or call us in London +44 (0) 207 038 0688 for
more information. Also see Normandy
by Train
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Who
is your Guide?
David
has been a British Tours guide for 15 years and specialises
in WW1 and WW2, Normandy and WW2
Airbases
in England.
Jim is a former Group Captain in the Royal Air Force
and Military Attache at the British Embassy in Paris.
Jonathan studied languages at Oxford and specialises
in tours of Paris, Normandy, Munich and Berlin.
Tom is a Modern Historian educated at Oxford who
specialises in tours to Normandy by car & ferry, and by
private plane.
Adrian is an author, linguist and former Royal
Engineers officer, Army freefall parachute instructor and
diplomat.
Colin is a Justice of the Peace and a College
Lecturer specialising in WWl and WW2 and the Battlefields of
Europe.
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