A Bridge Too Far..................

[Olle]

Originally Posted by NoncomRetired

BTW, do you remember the lake in the park between the two streets leading up to the bridge and from the bridge, supposedly there is a FW-190 in it, it was shot down, hit one of the two church spirals and went into that lake or so I was told by a dutrch friend of mine that had a basement full of dugup American, british and german weapons and many he had restored. He searched for American MIAs and had found a few when I first met him.

This was in the late 80's, and I don't remember that lake. I do remember the sight of that bridge though, and the street view in your picture looks exactly like what we saw when we turned onto that street. I have seen a lot of pictures, so there was a lot to take in while slowly driving across the bridge. The movie was shot in a different location, but even if I have seen it numerous times I still couldn't tell much of a difference.

There was also a great museum somewhere in that area, IIRC close to a war cemetary. It was an old mansion with a Sherman sitting in the driveway, and they had a lot of neat stuff. One thing that stood out was a display that showed soldiers and equipment from Germany, USA and England. Seeing the differences between the German's well made hi tech gear and the Allied's somewhat dated and utilitarian looking stuff was probably the most memorable part, and it sure made you wonder how the Germans would have done under a different commander.