Goodwood Revival to host contingent of military vehicles

Love your cars and also happen to be a history buff? You'll want to sit up for this one.

Goodwood has announced that this year's Goodwood Revival will not only feature classic cars, but will also see a host of military vehicles on display, all to mark the 80^th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

These will number more than 100 and will include Field Marshal Montgomery's Rolls-Royce Wraith Staff Car - the first civilian vehicle to disembark on the beaches of Normandy. The Rolls-Royce was used by Montogomery throughout his campaigns in Europe, making it the perfect vehicle to lead the parade at the Revival.

Also set to feature at the event is the M36 Jackson, Valentine Amphibious Tank, Sherman Tank, M4 High-Speed Tractor and the M8 Greyhound. A MASB 27 anti-submarine boat, which was deployed during D-Day for air-sea rescue duties and aided in the transport of troops and armoured machinery from ship to shore, is also set to join the display.

And set to take the skies are Supermarine Spitfires and Auster Aircrafts, as well as a Hawker Glider and two Douglas C-47 Skytrains that dropped paratroopers into Normandy during the D-Day offensive.

Representing the aerial contingent will be Supermarine Spitfires and Auster Aircrafts, as well as a Hawker Glider and two Douglas C-47 Skytrains that dropped paratroopers into Normandy during the D-Day All aeroplanes will be on display at the Freddie March Spirit of Aviation exhibition across the weekend. The Spitfires will also join in the Revival's air display at 8:00am each morning and in the early evening on Saturday.

Tickets to the Goodwood Revival are available via the event's ticketing page here.