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Cussy-Authie Normandy June 6 1944 Aerial Image - Related Files

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	Pegasus Bridge with Horsa Glider Aerial image of the Pegasus Bridge area of Normandy taken on 6th June 1944. This was the scene of the first British landing on D-Day, when men of the 6Th Airborne Division used gliders (which can be clearly seen in the image) to land behind enemy lines and secure the bridge over the Caen Canal. This was later re-named 'Pegasus' bridge, in honour of the badge worn by the 6th Airborne.		10/23/2008	474
	LCT sank over Utah beach June 6th 44 Very nice view of a small LCT sank over Utah Beach June 6th 1944 This a multibeam sounder view of an LCT sank over Normandy coast June 1944 Datas acquired during Neptune 2K expedition. Image treated by Duncan Mallace with Fledermaus http://www.netsurvey.co.uk/ Copyright Steeve Schmidt, Naval Historical center More at www.ceresm.com - Bertrand Sc...		02/07/2006	569
	Point du Hoc Battery, Normandy - May 1944 Overhead aerial of the gun battery at Pointe du Hoc, consisting of four medium casemates, after air bombardment. The battery was captured by a detachment of the 2nd Ranger Battalionn, 1st US Division, on 6 June 1944, who held it against numerous counter-attacks until relieved the following day. The casemates were found to contain dummy guns.		08/17/2008	563
	Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944 (Overlay II) Detailed aerial view, Exit D3, taken 6 June 1944 at 1230 hrs. (Photograph U.S. National Archives) See also overall view of Easy Red: http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile25563/Omaha-Beach,-6-June-1944-(Overlay-I).htm		05/30/2007	833
	Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944 (Overlay III) Detailed aerial view, Exit E1, taken 6 June 1944 at 1230 hrs. (Photograph U.S. National Archives) See also overall view of Easy Red: http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile25563/Omaha-Beach,-6-June-1944-(Overlay-I).htm		05/30/2007	729
	Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944 (Overlay I) Aerial view, Easy red sector between Exit D3 and Exit E1, taken 6 June 1944 at 1230 hrs. (Photograph U.S. National Archives)		05/30/2007	758
	Sainte Mere Eglise, 6 June 1944 Aerial view, 6 June 1944. In the lower right corner we can see the location of the crash of the C-47 # 42-92868, 313th TCG, Chalk number #16, serial 22, piloted by 1st Lt. William Robert Roycraft. All the crew members in the plane were killed in the crash.		05/25/2007	1,013
	Omaha Beach (Overlay) An aerial reconnaissance picture of Omaha Beach made during D-Day (position uncertain). Omaha Beach was the Allied codename for one of the principal landing points during the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. The beach is about 3.5 miles long, from Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes to Vierville-sur-Mer.		08/15/2005	1,549
	Mount Fleury Battery at Ver-sur-Mer, Normandy - May 1944 Overhead aerial of the gun battery at Mont Fleury, behind 'King Red' Beach GOLD Area, after air bombardment, showing four medium casemates under construction. Note also the anti-tank ditch, (left), and minefields, (centre top). The battery consisted of four 12.2 cm Polish guns (one in a completed casemate) manned by elements of the German 1260th GHQ Coastal Artillery Battalion, and was captured...		08/17/2008	314
	Airfield B4 near Beny-sur-Mer, Normandy Two days after D-Day, maintenance and construction commando squadrons arrived in Normandy to build airstrips. Ground crews of No 144 Wing (including Nos 441, 442 and 443 Squadrons) were deployed near Banville as early as June 9th, 1944. Both air and ground crews had to get used to the dust and lack of comfort of their temporary facilities. The bases and support personnel of the other Spitfire a...		10/22/2008	275
	Underwater view of the LST523 WW2 Shipwreck This is a multibeam sounder view of the LST523 sank over Normandy coast June 19th 1944 Datas acquired during Neptune 2K expedition. Image treated by Duncan Mallace with Fledermaus http://www.netsurvey.co.uk/ Copyright Steeve Schmidt, Naval Historical center More at www.ceresm.com - Bertrand Sciboz Hope you enjoy the post Bertrand		01/29/2006	822
	Sainte Mere Eglise - Operation Detroit, 6 June 1944 During World War II, Operation Detroit was the insertion, by parachute and glider, of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division into Normandy on the night of 5–6 June 1944 as part of Operation Overlord. The drop zone for the 82nd Airborne was around Sainte-Mère-Église, to the west of Utah beach, intending to protect the western flank of the invasion. The objective of the division was to s...		05/30/2007	715