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Chalk Living History - the Glider Pilot Regiment: October 2014
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CHALK are a small World War 2 living history group based in the North of England. Our primary portrayal is the Glider Pilot Regiment 1942-45. Tuesday, 14 October 2014. GPRA AGM and Reunion - Bournemouth 2014. On Friday 10th of October I made the journey down to Bournemouth once more to represent Chalk at the GPRA AGM and Reunion. Everybody is so friendly and approachable that its really more like a family reunion and even the thunder storm on Saturday morning did little to dampen anyone's spirit. The fir...
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Chalk Living History - the Glider Pilot Regiment: XXI Independent Parachute Company
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CHALK are a small World War 2 living history group based in the North of England. Our primary portrayal is the Glider Pilot Regiment 1942-45. Wednesday, 8 April 2015. XXI Independent Parachute Company. So what's the connection between XXI Independent Parachute Company and the Glider Pilot Regiment? All will be revealed in the fulness of time. 17 July 2015 at 02:01. 17 July 2015 at 02:01. This comment has been removed by the author. 6 August 2015 at 13:40. Oke wrong. Aaah. Stationsweg! Need to contact us?
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Chalk Living History - the Glider Pilot Regiment: December 2014
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CHALK are a small World War 2 living history group based in the North of England. Our primary portrayal is the Glider Pilot Regiment 1942-45. Friday, 19 December 2014. Merry Christmas to you all! Wednesday, 17 December 2014. SSgt Denzil Cooper and S.Sgt Les Cole GPR. This photo was recently posted on Facebook. It shows Staff Sgt's Denzil Cooper and Les Cole. If anyone has any further thoughts please get in touch. 12th Battalion (Airlanding) Devonshire Regiment - 12th Devons! Papier Maché Hat Displays.
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Chalk Living History - the Glider Pilot Regiment: May 2014
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CHALK are a small World War 2 living history group based in the North of England. Our primary portrayal is the Glider Pilot Regiment 1942-45. Tuesday, 27 May 2014. Duxford D-Day Airshow 2014. Well, we survived the poor weather on Saturday morning and the unbelievably hot sunshine on Sunday and experienced two superb air displays right over out heads - the like of which non of us have seen before and will probably not see again. Five flight ready Daks on Duxfords airstrip. May 2014. Wednesday, 21 May 2014.
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Chalk Living History - the Glider Pilot Regiment: September 2014
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CHALK are a small World War 2 living history group based in the North of England. Our primary portrayal is the Glider Pilot Regiment 1942-45. Wednesday, 24 September 2014. Gliders on Landing Zone 'Z' - 17 September 1944 - Educational Diorama. A couple of weeks ago, during one of my usual trips around the internet, I came across this superb diorama by modeller Stefan Landman. The scale of the Diorama is 1/72 (that's approximately model railway scale i.e. small! Last Saturday I delivered the finished diora...
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Chalk Living History - the Glider Pilot Regiment: March 2015
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CHALK are a small World War 2 living history group based in the North of England. Our primary portrayal is the Glider Pilot Regiment 1942-45. Thursday, 26 March 2015. Airborne Forces Memorial - Tatton Park, Cheshire. I actually visited this memorial last year on a journey back from Shrewsbury but only just found the photos on my phone. The memorial sits in the grounds of Tatton Park and overlooks the surrounding countryside, a very nice spot indeed. Throughout most of the Second World War. As far as I ca...
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Chalk Living History - the Glider Pilot Regiment: December 2013
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CHALK are a small World War 2 living history group based in the North of England. Our primary portrayal is the Glider Pilot Regiment 1942-45. Sunday, 29 December 2013. A recent addition to the Chalk reference library is this copy of Aeronautics from January 1945. It contains 7 pages about the use of gliders in wartime with some pretty good photos including several of serving glider pilots and RAF ground crew. Friday, 27 December 2013. Original Hadrian Glider Pilots Notes. Troops Who Fly By Night Poster.
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Chalk Living History - the Glider Pilot Regiment: March 2014
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CHALK are a small World War 2 living history group based in the North of England. Our primary portrayal is the Glider Pilot Regiment 1942-45. Thursday, 27 March 2014. Upcoming Dates on the Chalk Calendar. With summer fast approaching I'm starting to plan events for this season. The season always starts out to be a quiet looking time for us but before you know it the calendar soon starts to fill up! So far this year we're planned in for the following:. 3: Middle Wallop Museum of Army Flying. 5th to 7th Se...
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Chalk Living History - the Glider Pilot Regiment: New Book: Arnhem on the Horizon
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CHALK are a small World War 2 living history group based in the North of England. Our primary portrayal is the Glider Pilot Regiment 1942-45. Sunday, 11 January 2015. New Book: Arnhem on the Horizon. I found it easy to read without being dull, informative without being stodgy and extremely moving. Many books written so long after the war can be rather removed from the human element of warfare, refreshingly David paints a fully rounded picture of his Grandfather which makes a refreshing change. CHALK are ...
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Chalk Living History - the Glider Pilot Regiment: Post D-Day Glider Retrieval
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CHALK are a small World War 2 living history group based in the North of England. Our primary portrayal is the Glider Pilot Regiment 1942-45. Thursday, 15 January 2015. Post D-Day Glider Retrieval. Many times I'm asked if the wartime gliders were ever made to be used again, before I can answer someone else (with a bigger mouth) usually answers by saying. They were designed to be crash landed, can you believe that? At this point I wait patiently and then quietly. Photo courtesy of IWM. Chalk are also memb...
