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6 Squadron Aerial Photos - Klein Zillebeke / Battle Wood (3)
The two photographs on Page 3 were taken by an RE8 of 6 Squadron, part of its aerial reconnaissance operations over the Western Front during WW1.
Both photographs were taken by an RE8 of 6 Squadron over Klein-Zillebeke, as defined by the mapping coordinates 28. I. 36. B and - 28. I. 36. A. This is an area measuring 1000 yards east/west and 500 yards north/south. The first photograph was taken on the 24th March 1917 and the second on the 12th June 1917, five days after the 19 mines were detonated beneath the German lines along the Messines ridge.
The two photographs on Page 6 were taken by an RE8 of 6 Squadron, part of the squadron's aerial reconnaissance operations over the Western Front during WW1.
Both photographs were taken by an RE8 of 6 Squadron over a section east of Battle Wood (Kleine-Zillebeke), as defined by the mapping coordinates 28. J. 31. C, an area measuring 500 yards square. The first photograph was taken on the 24th March 1917 and the second on the 13th June 1917, 6 days after the 19 mines were detonated beneath the German lines along the Messines ridge.
6 Squadron Aerial Photos - Destructive Shoot at Klein-Zillebeke
The two photographs on Page 35 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 demonstrate the effect of the pre-bombardment allied barrage on a German battery between Klein-Zillebeke and Hollebeke (present day location 50°48'56.0"N 2°57'01.2"E - in the middle of a field 100 metres north-east of Klijtgatstraat 9). The photographs were taken immediately prior to the Battle of Messines, over map coordinates 28. O. 6. B. The lower photograph was taken on the 3rd May 1917 but the date of the upper photograph is unknown.
