Piper Bill, Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, 13.00hrs, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland. (P) REG291 but he most gallantly continued

but he most gallantly continued working it until it was destroyed by shell-fire

destroyed a Bf109 on the 8th

both in the Mediterranean and in home waters

37 and 149 squadrons was intercepted by some 60 Me109 and Me110s

Through his popularity and military skill

Piper Bill, Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, 13.00hrs, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland. (P) REG291 but he most gallantly continuedDHM1394P. 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