That, just possibly, was because it was exactly where Richard Todd (then a Lt in the 7 th Battalion Parachute Regt) was on D-Day having jumped from an Albermarle shortly after midnight to re-inforce, with his Platoon, the men of the Ox & Bucks holding the bridge until the arrival of the Lovat Scouts.
Bit off topic - That's interesting, because the book 'Pegaus Bridge', says Todd jumped from a Stirling, What is the source of your info???