Could anyone confirm if this bike was used by British paras on D-Day? I already Googled this, and although the bike was in production a couple of years before D-Day, it only mentions it in use during Market Garden.

Perversely D- Day photos of Welbikes seem to show them being brought ashore from landing craft by Royal Marine Commandos

Sk

For what it's worth



"The Welbike was used during training exercises in United Kingdom. The Welbike saw action during Op TONGA (airborne portion of Operation OVERLORD) 6-7 June 1944, and Operation Market (airborne portion of Op MAKET-GARDEN) 17-27 September 1944. However; while there was a possibility that the Welbike was dropped during Operation VARSITY (airborne portion of the crossing of the Rhine River), the lack of access to Load Tables didn’t permit to confirm its use. "

(from http://airbornesocialclub.ca/docs/17oct_Second%20World%20War%20British%20Airborne%20Forces%20Battlefield%20Mobility.pdf )

H.P.