The reconaissance units played a vital role in the Normandy landings.
, RAF Mount Farm in Oxfordshire was the principal air base for USAAF PR. Pilots would practice taking photographs at high and low altitudes, sometimes using planes that had had their weapons removed to make room for cameras. USAAF PR aircraft were given numbers beginning with an “F” for “foto.”
The cameras were fitted with different lenses depending on the target they were photographing. Generally, they would either take vertical photos or oblique photos that captured an angled view of a target and were taken at a lower altitude.The PR units had an important job. The chief of the German army, Colonel General Werner von Fritsch, said that the side with the most efficient photo reconnaissance would win the war.
One of the photos show troops bringing a slice of the USA to England by playing a game of baseball close to firing ranges.The historic images also show anti-tank defenses surrounding ancient monuments in West Sussex and Worthing. Deep ditches and concrete cubes are laid out to thwart an enemy advance.
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