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Annual General Meeting

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The Airborne Engineers Journal

For many years, the Journal has been a great source of information and a means to keep in touch, as well as providing an extensive archive of what we've been up to. Let's keep it going. Check out our articles here

Lest we forget

Double Hills

Double Hills is the Annual Memorial to remember the 23 brave lives lost when Glider RJ113, enroute to Arnhem, crashed into a meadow called Double Hills in the village of Paulton in Somerset (Near Bath). They all died on a beautiful Sunday Morning 17th Sept.1944. The men who died were the first casualties of the Battle for the Arnhem “Bridge Too Far“ Operation Market Garden, the plan to land an Allied Airborne Army behind German lines and end the war in 1944.

Cromwell Lock

A memorial to the men of 300 Troop of 131 Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers (V), who died on a night Exercise "Trent Chase" on 28th of September 1975.

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Operation Freshman and the Operation Freshman Project

In July 1942, the British War Cabinet decided to try to destroy the heavy water production facilities at the Norsk Hydro facility near Vemork, Norway. The reason was the concern that the heavy water was being used as part of Nazi Germany´s program to develop a nuclear bomb.  After much discussion, it was decided to use specially trained Royal Engineers to carry out the task. They were to be flown to a landing site on the Hardanger Plateau, near the Vemork facility, using two Horsa gliders, each towed by a Halifax bomber.  Sadly, the raid ended in tragedy and resulted in the deaths of 41 of the 48 allied servicemen who took part, including 30 Airborne Royal Engineers and 7 RAF Aircrew.

The Operation Project is dedicated to preserve the memory of the young men who took part in what was the Allies first glider borne raid of WWII.

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The Book of Valhalla

A register for the unforeseen. The Parachute Regiment & Airborne Forces Memorial Group have a very active presence on Facebook. Its purpose is to remember those members of the Parachute Regiment & Airborne Forces who are no longer with us. This is achieved by producing and installing brass plaques on benches situated in the Aldershot Military Cemetary

Airborne Sappers Library

A listing of books written by Airborne Engineers or with significant Airborne Engineer content

John Rock

Airborne forces, as with most elite military units, were not created overnight, but rather, were moulded and shaped by men of foresight, vision and determination. Such a man was Lt Col John Frank Rock RE