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Driving to D-Day
On May 1st 2009 an expedition of slightly eccentric historic vehicle collectors picked up 16 1940s military vehicles that had been shipped from Australia to Istanbul in Turkey and set out to drive them across Europe to the anniversary of D-Day. It was a 5,000 kms epic journey visiting many of the battlefields that form part of ANZAC history. The vehicles range from basic Willys Jeeps to massive six wheel Studebaker trucks. It was a daring adventure in sixty year old vehicles through eight countries culminating in the spectacle of the D-Day commemoration. They took with them their own video cameras and recorded the journey in their own way. This is the story of their adventure through time and place. See the documentary Sunday 6th June at 7.30pm (AEST) on The History Channel.
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Jan Thompson Sydney, NSW, Australia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Research & Development THE COROWA YEAR 30 PROJECT |
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Were any MLU members on this tour?
Rod
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Hi Rod
Lang Dave Jim
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While at Corowa we had an accidental visit from one of the Jeep guys who went on this run.
It was 2 hours before we let him go, very interesting if improptu talk he gave us. Said it was the trip of a lifetime. Just a shame we don't have this channel. Rich
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I can record this episode and save it to an FTP site for any one to download.
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Thanks for that & look forward to the viewing!
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I have searched a couple of FTP sites to no avail. HH
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