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This link is to a forum in reference to the 6th AARR prototype cap badge shown at the top of this Links page.
http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/airborne-special-forces/prototype-airborne-armoured-recce-cap-badge-13658/

This link is to a history of the 6th AARR action in normandy on a site called bardsabode.
http://www.bardsabode.com/6AARR%20History.pdf

This link is to "Paradata", an excellent source of information for the British Airborne forces of WW2, as well as the British airborne forces currently and throughout history.  Paradata is actually the online resource of the Airborne Assault Museum in Duxford, England, which replaced the Museum of Airborne Forces in Aldershot, the move being completed in 2008. 
http://www.paradata.org.uk/

This link is staight to the "Paradata" website page dealing directly with the 6th Airborne Amoured Reconnaissance Regiment.
http://www.paradata.org.uk/units/6th-airborne-armoured-recce-regiment-rac

This link is to Keith Flint's wargaming blog.  Keith Flint is the Author of "Airborne Armour", a history of the 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment.  This book is a must for anyone interested in the history of the 6th AARR.
http://keefsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Airborne%20Armour

Here is a link to the amazon page where you can purchase a copy of "Airborne Armour" by Keith Flint, for less than $14.00 for the kindle edition to about $20.00 and up for a hard copy of the book.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=airborne+armour+

This link is to the page from the pegasus archives that includes the entire logs of the 6th AARR from the beginning of March 1945 through the rest of the war, covering the entire preparation for Operation Varsity to the 6th AARR's beginning of going on leave after the war on 28 May 1945, including a short appendix with more information on the Varsity operation.
http://www.pegasusarchive.org/varsity/war_recce.htm

This link is to the page from the pegasus archives that includes the entire logs of the 6th AARR from 1 June 1944 through 30 August 1944 covering the Normandy operation.  Includes three "Reports on Action" at the end of the log.
http://www.pegasusarchive.org/normandy/war_Recce.htm

This link is to the Defense Academy of the United Kingdom, with links to pdf documents that contain photocopies of the actual assessments, orders and reports of the 6th Airborne Division, including 6th AARR, for the Normandy operation. 
https://da.mod.uk/colleges/jscsc/jscsc-library/archives/operation-overlord/the-d-day-landings

Here is a link to a page about the 6th AARR from the website of "Just Ordinary Men", a reenacting group in the UK who portray the 1st Airborne Recce Regt. of the 1st Airborne Division.
http://www.justordinarymen.org.uk/page_1212322213921.html

Link to the "Flames of War" miniature wargame section covering the 6th AARR during the battle for Normandy.  Some good stuff, but remember, it has been modified to suit wargaming use, and it has some discrepencies with historical documents and the research of others.
http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/Documents/Briefings/Airborne-Light-Tank-Squadron.pdf

The Royal Tank Museum at Bovington, England.  They are very helpful and have supplied me with information and material several times over the years, including helping me distribute and recover surveys and questionaires to surviving members of the original 6th AARR, as well as load plan diagrams for the Locust tank, copies of the Armored Reconnaissance manuals from WW2, and other information critical to this pursuit. 
http://www.tankmuseum.org/home

The Museum of Army Flying, which among other artifacts, houses a portion of the only surviving Hamilcar glider from WW2.
http://www.armyflying.com/index.asp

This link is to the "home of reenacting world-wide".  If you can't find it here, you can find someone here who can help you find it. 
http://www.reenactor.net/

This link is to a site that has some great material on mechanization of airborne forces in general, with some excellent material on WW2.  The author's views and opinions on the current and future status of airborne mechanization can be rather...strong.
http://www.combatreform.org/groundvehiclephotos.htm

Link to a good article on 6th AARR and the Tetrarch light tank, including a list of the hamilcar glider loads for the Normandy drop.  Includes details of some of the use of the tetrarchs, and a very detailed report on one of the 2 pdr armed tetrarchs fitted with littlejohn, that had been knocked out in action with details of the wreck being reported by the same Lt. Kenward who's Locust was knocked out by the Panther during the Varsity drop.   
http://www.warhistoryonline.com/member-articles/article-6th-airborne-armoured-reconnaissance-regiment-and-the-tetrarch-by-peter-brown.html

Link to AFV Handbooks where you can buy copies of the manuals for several WW2 armoured vehicles.
http://www.afvhandbooks.com/
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