Rambouillet

Rambouillet

Reconnaissance photograph taken at high altitude showing fields and woods with Rambouillet and the Jardin Anglais in the top right-hand corner. The settlements of Gazeran, Saint-Hilarion, Orcemont and Orphin are also visible. Two areas are outlined in red crayon and marked 'X' and 'Y' as 296 Squadron drop zones marked for the Normandy landings [sic]. Captioned '42 U522//558 27 May 1944 21,000 6 VER'.

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1944-05-27

One b/w photograph

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