Squashed insects aside, a perfect day for a ride through the Wiltshire countryside to the quiet village of Aldbourne — once the temporary home of Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division, before they parachuted into Normandy on D-Day. Made famous by the excellent TV series, ‘Band of Brothers’ – if you haven’t seen it, it’s well worth a watch.
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Lovely vid John, nice and EASY you could say😜😜
That bug looked like he was flying along just in front of your helmet😁😁
Thanks Nige. You’re right….I’ve just looked at the video again and that bug does look like it’s flying in front of my helmet. Hilarious! 😂😂😂
Great post mate, beautiful village, quintessentially British with amazing history, I like many was obsessed with Band of brothers, I grew up in East Sussex in the centre of the training grounds that were used in prep for Overlord, & my hobby as a young teen was metal detecting, oh the things we found haha..I saw the spirit of Easy company was flying with you on the camera, Could you hear a little shout of Currahee in your right ear 😅
I grew up in Salisbury, lived here most of my life (apart from 20 years in Shaftesbury between 1994-2014, but it's not too far away!) and have ridden/driven across Salisbury Plain countless times over the years – and I think I've only ever once seen a tank using a tank crossing 😂