Geoff Barkway, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeoff Barkway
British military glider pilor
Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1921
Place of Birth: London
Date of Death: 08-Jun-2006
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Geoff Barkway
- Staff Sergeant Geoff Barkway DFM was a member of the Glider Pilot Regiment who achieved fame as the pilot of the third Horsa glider to land at Pegasus Bridge in the early hours of 6 June 1944.
- This remarkable achievement was described as "the greatest feat of flying of the second world war" by Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory.
- Shortly after the landing he was shot in the arm and later had it amputated when gangrene set in.
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