The Last of the Tide: Portraits of D-Day Veterans: Black Watch Castle and Museum [Perth]

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    MARTIN YEOMAN (B. 1953)

    Laurence 'Laurie' Weeden (1922-2020)

    2015

    Oil on canvas | RCIN 408477

    Laurie Weeden was a Pilot with the Glider Pilot Regiment. He flew a glider during the mass airborne operation on D-Day. He safely landed in Normandy, where his cargo of jeeps, explosives and ammunition was used by 8th Battalion The Parachute Regiment to blow bridges over the River Dives.
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