The original Pegasus Bridge

Pegasus Bridge, originally called the Bénouville Bridge after the neighbouring village, is a road crossing over the Caen Canal, between Caen and Ouistreham in Normandy. This is a picture of the original bridge structure which is now the centrepiece of the Memorial Pegasus Museum at Ranville.

The Bridge played an important part in the June 1944 Normandy Landings. A force of 181 men in six Horsa Gliders landed at this bridge and at the nearby Horsa Bridge in order to prevent German forces from destroying them when news of the 'D Day Landings' broke. (There is more information on Wikipedia under 'Operation Deadstick'.)