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Le Maresquier; Lower Normandy; France

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Date: 06 June 1944
Location: Le Maresquier; Lower Normandy; France
Coordinates (lat, lon): 49.253666, -0.257523
Description: Oblique aerial photograph taken facing South West.
This frame faces south, down the valley of the River Orne and the Caen Canal. Pegasus Bridge is visible just above the cloud in the centre of the frame. This was the scene of a successful glider assault to capture the bridge, made by 2nd Battalion the Oxf
Sortie: US7/1733
Frame: S_0038
People: Hartwell, Norris, Maj
Image type: Oblique