Coastal Defences
Title
Coastal Defences
Description
An oblique aerial photograph of the French coast. A production unit is making concrete pyramids and a railway track runs into the sea. The shadow of the Lightning aircraft is visible indicating how low the aircraft is. It is annotated 'S France coastal defences' and 'Concrete pyramids for [indecipherable] obstacles'.
It is captioned '0402 23SG 653. 5PG.24.7.44 1030 F12" (RO) . 200' Confidential'.
It is captioned '0402 23SG 653. 5PG.24.7.44 1030 F12" (RO) . 200' Confidential'.
Date
1944-07-24
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Type
Format
One b/w photograph
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Identifier
PClaptonG20010003
Collection
Citation
“Coastal Defences,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 27, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/34406.
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