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PAXboy
17th Sep 2018, 20:36
Harry Read, from Bournemouth, was a wireless operator in the 6th Airborne Division when he jumped into Normandy in the early hours of 6 June 1944.
He wants to take part in the 75th D-Day anniversary commemorations in June next year by jumping back into Normandy with the Red Devils.
BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-dorset-45551505/d-day-veteran-harry-read-94-skydives-for-first-time-since-ww2)