Tarrant Rushton

Major John Howard led the men of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry who flew in six gliders from the Royal Air Force base at Tarrant Rushton, between Wimborne and Blandford, to seize important bridges over the Orne river and the ...

Major John Howard led the men of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry who flew in six gliders from the Royal Air Force base at Tarrant Rushton, between Wimborne and Blandford, to seize important bridges over the Orne river and the ...

Members of the public including the children and grandchildren of veterans who served at the RAF base are invited to attend the poignant gathering above the village of Tarrant Rushton this Sunday, 8th June at Windy Corner, Hogstock – on the road from ...

On the night of June 5, 1944, 181 men led by Major John Howard took off from RAF Tarrant Rushton in Dorset in six Horsa gliders to capture Benouville Bridge, now known as Pegasus Bridge, over the Caen canal, and Ranville Bridge, now Horsa Bridge, over ...

On the night of June 5, 1944, 181 men led by Major John Howard took off from RAF Tarrant Rushton in Dorset in six Horsa gliders to capture Benouville Bridge, now known as Pegasus Bridge, over the Caen canal, and Ranville Bridge, now Horsa Bridge, over ...

"It is important to hold a service of commemoration to not only mark Tarrant Rushton airfield's important role in the 'D-Day' invasion of France but also say thank you to the brave men who flew from the airfield to start the liberation of Nazi-occupied ...