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6 Squadron Aerial Photos - Barrage East of St Eloi

The two photographs on Page 37 were taken by an RE8 of 6 Squadron, part of the squadron's aerial reconnaissance operations over the Western Front during WW1.

 

The photographs were taken to show the effect of the pre-bombardment allied barrage on German batteries east and south of St Eloi. The photographs were taken on the 3rd June 1917 4 days before the Battle of Messines, over map coordinates 28. O. 4. A and 28. O. 8. C. 

6 Squadron aerial photos of pre-bombardment barrage at St Eloi taken by 6 Squadron immediately prior to the Battle of Messines, 1917
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