In a serious departure from the norm, the Goodwood Motor Circuit was awash with khaki this afternoon in a very special D-Day commemoration parade.
More than 90 historic vehicles, many of which were instrumental in Operation Overlord and the wider World War II effort, took to the Circuit, making up what was possibly the largest, and slowest, grid it’s ever seen.
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From amphibians to American airdrop motorcycles, the parade had everything, including a Corbett Heavy Wrecker towing a Sherman tank and the only working Ford Lynx in Britain. Waving from the open cabs and tank turrets were soldiers and land girls, dressed to the nines in period costumes.
Another likely first for the 71-year-old circuit were the five half-tracks, which delicately rolled around, without leaving a mark on the tarmac. But the piece de resistance was the salute from the four-inch naval gun, formerly of HMS Devonshire…
Photography by Tom Shaxson.
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