Only two of the ship's 319 crew and trainees survived
the eventual explosion causing the ship to sink in two halves
Tigers of SS Panzer Battalion 102 yet again advance towards the infamous hill
11th - 12th December 1942 by David Pentland
Piper Bill, Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, 13.00hrs, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland. SQN57 Only two of the ship'sDHM1394. Piper Bill, Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, 13. 00hrs, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland. Commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade, led by Lord Lovat, are piped past the defenders of the Caen canal (Pegasus) bridge by piper Bill Millin. The bridge was originally taken in a coup de main attack by the gliders of 6th Airborne Divisions D Company, 2nd battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, led by Major John Howard earlier that morning.