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GM0000024 Men of the British Airborne Forces who landed on the Continent on D-day with two of the Royal Enfield lightweights, true go-any-where motor cycles, and a folding bicycle. The "Flying Fleas" - light, easy to lift over obstacles, quiet, capable of over 40mph and of averaging comfortably over 30mph and 100 mpg - are now used for many purposes and are proving extremely reliable. Keywords: Military, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Royal Enfield
GM0000024 Men of the British Airborne Forces who landed on the Continent on D-day with two of the Royal Enfield lightweights, true go-any-where motor cycles, and a folding bicycle. The "Flying Fleas" - light, easy to lift over obstacles, quiet, capable of over 40mph and of averaging comfortably over 30mph and 100 mpg - are now used for many purposes and are proving extremely reliable. Keywords: Military, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Royal Enfield


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Men of the British Airborne Forces who landed on the

Continent on D-day with two of the Royal Enfield lightweights, true go-any-where motor cycles, and a folding bicycle. The "Flying Fleas" - light, easy to lift over obstacles, quiet, capable of over 40mph and of averaging comfortably over 30mph and 100 mpg - are now used for many purposes and are proving extremely reliable.
Keywords: Military, Mortons, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Royal Enfield
By Mortons Media Group Ltd collection Mortons Archive Collection ref GM0000024; uploaded 2010-05-13 10:49:50 GMT; 8.3mb 6592x4724 pixels; comp 840x602