The capture of the Caen Canal and Orne River bridges was an operation by airborne forces of the British Army that took place in the early hours of 6 June 1944 as part of the Normandy landings of the S
Caen Canal bridge with Horsa gliders in the background, 9 June 1944
Interior of a Horsa glider, looking to the rear from the cockpit.
The River Orne Bridge
German soldiers with an MG 34 machine-gun.
Richard Pine-Coffin
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Colonel Richard Geoffrey Pine-Coffin, was an officer of the British Army who saw service during the Second World War. He commanded the 3rd Parachute Battalion in North Africa and the 7th Parachute Bat
Lieutenant Colonel R. G. Pine-Coffin escorting the King and Queen during an inspection of the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion, which Pine-Coffin commanded, 1943.
Senior officers of the 6th Airborne Division in the Ardennes, January 1945. Stood in the third row, second from the left, is Lieutenant Colonel Pine-Coffin.