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Staff Sergeant James Harley Wallwork DFM (21 October 1919 – 24 January 2013) was a British soldier and a member of the Glider Pilot Regiment who achieved notability as the pilot of the first Horsa glider to land at Pegasus Bridge in the early hours of D-Day, 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. This achievement was described as "the greatest feat of flying of the second world war" by Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory. Although most noted for his part in the Battle of Normandy, Wallwork flew gliders in every major British airborne operation of the Second World War. These also included the Sicily landings, Arnhem and the Rhine Crossings. In later life he lived in Vancouver.

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  • Jim Wallwork (fr)
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  • Staff Sergeant James Harley Wallwork DFM (21 October 1919 – 24 January 2013) was a British soldier and a member of the Glider Pilot Regiment who achieved notability as the pilot of the first Horsa glider to land at Pegasus Bridge in the early hours of D-Day, 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. This achievement was described as "the greatest feat of flying of the second world war" by Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory. Although most noted for his part in the Battle of Normandy, Wallwork flew gliders in every major British airborne operation of the Second World War. These also included the Sicily landings, Arnhem and the Rhine Crossings. In later life he lived in Vancouver. (en)
  • Jim Wallwork (né le 21 octobre 1919 à Manchester et mort le 24 janvier 2013 À White Rock) est le pilote du planeur Horsa numéro 1 ayant atterri à 00h16 dans la nuit du 5 au 6 juin 1944. Ce pilote s'est posé à moins de 50 mètres de son objectif. Il transportait les hommes de la 6e airborne britannique qui avaient pour but de prendre le pont de Ranville-Bénouville situé sur l'estuaire de l'Orne. Ce pont sera ensuite appelé le pont « Pégasus ». (fr)
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  • Jim Wallwork (en)
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  • Jim Wallwork (en)
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  • White Rock, British Columbia, Canada (en)
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  • Salford, England (en)
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