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D-Day 70th anniversary: Ministry of Defence releases rare aerial photographs showing planning – and chaos – of ‘largest single military operation in the history of warfare’
by Guest Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:34 am
With preparations in full swing for the world to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-day beach landings this Friday, the Ministry of Defence has released a series of photographs that show the chaos of the Normandy assault in fascinating detail.
The images were captured in a series of around 30 sorties made by planes flying just 1,000ft above the battlefield on 6 June, 1944, and provided vital information about how the meticulously-planned operation was progressing.
In a bid to bring life to the historic photographs seven decades on, the MoD has sent two RAF Tornados to recreate those reconnaissance missions – though with today’s technology they managed it in a fraction of the time.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dday-70th-anniversary-ministry-of-defence-releases-rare-aerial-photographs-showing-planning--and-chaos--of-largest-single-military-operation-in-the-history-of-warfare-9486134.html
The images were captured in a series of around 30 sorties made by planes flying just 1,000ft above the battlefield on 6 June, 1944, and provided vital information about how the meticulously-planned operation was progressing.
In a bid to bring life to the historic photographs seven decades on, the MoD has sent two RAF Tornados to recreate those reconnaissance missions – though with today’s technology they managed it in a fraction of the time.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dday-70th-anniversary-ministry-of-defence-releases-rare-aerial-photographs-showing-planning--and-chaos--of-largest-single-military-operation-in-the-history-of-warfare-9486134.html
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