Normandy 1944
Pegasus Bridge / Memorial Pegasus
Museum / site · British Airborne
The story
The glider capture of the Orne and canal bridges was one of D-Day's most precise opening actions — the opposite of the scattered American drop, with the same need to secure crossings and protect a flank.
What to look for
Museum closed 1 Sep 2026 – May 2027; the bridge, canal and approaches remain viewable from public areas.
Plan your visit
Best in the morning.
- Open
- Museum closed for renovation, 1 Sep 2026 to May 2027
- Price
- €10.50 adults (when open)
- Parking
- Free car park
Checked September 2026 from official sources: en.normandie-tourisme.fr, normandie-destination-dexcellence.com, musee.memorial-pegasus.com. Things change, so check before you travel.
Nearby sites
- Ranville War Cemetery · 2 km
- Hillman fortress — Colleville-Montgomery · 4 km
- Sword Beach — Ouistreham · 5 km
- Merville Battery · 6 km
- Caen Memorial Museum · 9 km
- D-Day Wings Museum · 14 km
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Easy Company: Normandy
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Normandy campaign of June–July 1944, following Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne, from the night drop and Brécourt Manor to Utah Beach and Carentan, with Omaha, Pointe du Hoc, the British and Canadian beaches and the best museums along the way.
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