COMBINED OPERATIONS IN NORMANDY, 1944—THE ROLE OF THE AIR OBSERVATION POST

COMBINED OPERATIONS IN NORMANDY, 1944—THE ROLE OF THE AIR OBSERVATION POST

A personal memoir by Lieutenant-Colonel Neilson, describing his task on D-Day plus 1. With a small ground party of six, he was to reconnoitre, find and prepare an Advanced Landing Ground, clearing any obstructions. As soon as this was achieved, a message was to be sent back to 652 Squadron at Old Sa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research 1999-07, Vol.77 (310), p.122-126
1. Verfasser: Neilson, Ian G.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aircraft
Artillery
Flight operations
Flight time
Guns
Military operations
Navies
Observation aircraft
Vehicular flight
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Zusammenfassung:A personal memoir by Lieutenant-Colonel Neilson, describing his task on D-Day plus 1. With a small ground party of six, he was to reconnoitre, find and prepare an Advanced Landing Ground, clearing any obstructions. As soon as this was achieved, a message was to be sent back to 652 Squadron at Old Sarum and the first few aircraft would fly over.
ISSN:0037-9700