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Composite photograph of four images of servicemen preparing for deployment to France, superimposed over a map of Normandy, June to July 1944. The images depict servicemen packing equipment, preparing a row of jeeps, interacting with a child, and…

Aerial photograph of Cherbourg, France, April 1944.Typed caption: "Cherbourg mapping mission, April 1944."

Aerial photograph of Holland County, England, April 1944.Typed caption: "Holland mapping mission - 6,000 sq. miles in 45 minutes, April - 1944."

Composite photograph featuring three images of servicemen at Chalgrove Airfield, superimposed on a map of Oxfordshire, England, April 1944. The images depict a serviceman with a shovel, two servicemen discussing a wall-mounted map, and servicemen…

Aerial photograph of Göttingen Airfield, Germany, April 1944. A large plume of smoke is visible, possibly from a bombing. Typed caption: "Göttingen Airfield, April 1944."

Oblique aerial photograph of a fortified beach, France, May 1944. Barbed wire and other fortifications are visible, as well as people and a horse-drawn cart.Typed caption: "A 'micro-photo' study of the French coast - May 1944."

Aerial photograph of Dieppe, France, showing bomb damage, May 1944.Typed caption: "A low altitude B.D.A. [bomb damage assessment] of Dieppe - May 1944."

Composite photograph of four images of servicemen at Middle Wallop Airfield, superimposed on a map of Hampshire, England, May and June 1944. The images depict servicemen working on an aircraft engine and other equipment, looking at library materials,…

Aerial photograph of fields near Normandy, France, June 1944. Typed caption: "Normandy hedgerows - A-9 is born, June 1944."

Aerial photograph of tank tracks near Saint-Lô, France, July 1944. Typed caption: "Tank battle grounds, St. Lo area, July 1944."