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An historic telling of the failed attempt to capture several bridges to Germany in World War II in a campaign called Operation Market-Garden.
 
An historic telling of the failed attempt to capture several bridges to Germany in World War II in a campaign called Operation Market-Garden.
  
== [[:Category:North American T-6|North American Harvard IIB]] ==
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== [[:Category: North American T-6|North American Harvard IIB]] ==
 
Four North American AT-16-ND Harvard IIB have been used.
 
Four North American AT-16-ND Harvard IIB have been used.
 
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== [[:Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] ==
 
Eleven aircraft (all C-47s) were used for this movie. One of them was really on strengh for Market Garden. Serials are false.
 
Eleven aircraft (all C-47s) were used for this movie. One of them was really on strengh for Market Garden. Serials are false.
 
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[[Image:BTF pull glider.JPG|thumb|500px|none |Start of the towing of an Airspeed Horsa by a Dakota.]]
 
[[Image:BTF pull glider.JPG|thumb|500px|none |Start of the towing of an Airspeed Horsa by a Dakota.]]
  
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== [[:Category: Taylorcraft Auster|Taylorcraft Auster III]] ==
 
Auster III (c/n 344).
 
Auster III (c/n 344).
 
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== [[:Category: Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire H.F.IXb]] ==  
 
Supermarine Spitfire H.F.IXb (MH434) built in 1943. Look at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].
 
Supermarine Spitfire H.F.IXb (MH434) built in 1943. Look at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].
 
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From a archive footage seen in the very begining of the movie.
 
From a archive footage seen in the very begining of the movie.
 
[[Image:BTF B-26.JPG|thumb|500px|none |B-26 overflying the vessels of the D-Day. ]]
 
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Revision as of 18:31, 31 October 2021

A Bridge Too Far movie poster.

Movie (1977)


Starring:
Siem Vroom (Underground Leader)
Marlies van Alcmaer (Underground Leader's Wife)
Hans von Borsody (General Blumentritt)
Dirk Bogarde (Lieutenant General Browning)
Sean Connery (Major General Urquhart)
Ryan O'Neal (Brigadier General Gavin)


An historic telling of the failed attempt to capture several bridges to Germany in World War II in a campaign called Operation Market-Garden.

North American Harvard IIB

Four North American AT-16-ND Harvard IIB have been used.

I047915.jpg
BTF T-6.JPG
Harvard IIB (c/n. 14A-1467, s/n 43-13168).

Some work have been done to give them a line like the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.

BTF T-6asP-47.JPG

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Eleven aircraft (all C-47s) were used for this movie. One of them was really on strengh for Market Garden. Serials are false.

BTF C-47.jpg
During this panorama, ten Skytrain are visible.
BTF C-47dropping.JPG
With the british roundel to figure a Dakota.

Airspeed AS.51 Horsa I

Non flyable replicas.

BTF Horsa.JPG
BTF Horsa2.JPG
Start of the towing of an Airspeed Horsa by a Dakota.

Taylorcraft Auster III

Auster III (c/n 344).

BTF Auster-IIIa.JPG
BTF Auster-IIIb.JPG
BTF Auster-IIIc.JPG

Supermarine Spitfire H.F.IXb

Supermarine Spitfire H.F.IXb (MH434) built in 1943. Look at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

BTF Spitfire.JPG
BTF SpitfireIX.JPG
BTF SpitfireLL.JPG

Martin B-26 Marauder

From a archive footage seen in the very begining of the movie.

B-26 overflying the vessels of the D-Day.
BTF archiv1.JPG


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See also