Defence ministers have insisted a parachute drop to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day will be sufficiently resourced, amid ...
on June 6 2004 Defence ministers have insisted a parachute drop to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day will be sufficiently resourced, amid concerns over a plane shortage. Shadow defence secretary ...
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said 181 parachuters will take part – the same number as those involved in the operation in the location on D-Day. Published May 20 Defence ministers have insisted a ...
The shortage of planes for a mass parachute drop to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day ... plans have been scaled back due to a shortage of aircraft. The Mail on Sunday reported that just one ...
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been forced to cut back D-Day memorial parachute jumps as only one plane is guaranteed. Grant Shapps said that the shortage of planes for the mass parachute drop ...
Former defence minister Tobias Ellwood said: “As things stand, the Paras’ hopes of putting on a large-scale multi-plane parachute drop has been ... we need to mark D-Day in the way it deserves.
Writing for the Mail on Sunday, former Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood said: 'As things stand, the Paras' hopes of putting on a large-scale multi-plane parachute drop ... said: 'D-Day 80 will ...
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said more planes will be found to take part in a mass parachute drop for this year's D-Day commemorations. One plane is available for the Parachute Regiment to ...
Major commemorative events will be held in Portsmouth and Normandy on June 5 and 6 (Phil Dye/MoD Crown Copyright/PA) (PA Media) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will lead ...
Flowers have been laid close to where a 14-year-old boy died after getting into difficulty in the river Tyne. A nearby tree ...
The Government has scrapped plans for a pilot 'hydrogen town' with thousands of homes heated by low carbon gas amid a wave of protests ... Energy efficiency minister Lord Callanan said: 'We ...