Commonwealth War Cemeteries in Iraq
6 Squadron RAF, WW1 Aviation and My Books
6 Squadron Aerial Photos - White Chateau Hollebeke
The two photographs on Page 12 were taken by an RE8 of 6 Squadron, part of the squadron's aerial reconnaissance operations over the Western Front during WW1.
The photographs on Page 12 were were taken over the same 500 x 500 yard section of the grounds of the White Chateau at Hollebeke, as defined by the mapping coordinates 28. O. 5. C. The first photograph was taken on the 23rd April 1917 and the second on the 11th June 1917, 4 days after 19 mines were detonated beneath the German lines along the Messines ridge at the start of the Battle of Messines.
6 Squadron Aerial Photos- Hollebeke Village
The two photographs on Page 15 were taken by an RE8 of 6 Squadron, part of the squadron's aerial reconnaissance operations over the Western Front during WW1.
These two photographs were were taken over Hollebeke, as defined by sections of the areas defined by the mapping coordinates 28. O. 6 and 28. O. 11. The first photograph was taken on the 24th March 1917 and the second on the 11th June 1917, 4 days after 19 mines were detonated beneath the German lines along the Messines ridge at the start of the Battle of Messines.
The two photographs on Page 22 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 were taken over Hollebeke Village, the area defined by mapping coordinates 28. O. 11. D. The first photograph was taken on the 6th April 1917 and the second on the 13th June 1917, 6 days after 19 mines were detonated beneath the German lines along the Messines ridge at the start of the Battle of Messines
6 Squadron Aerial Photos - Hollebeke Village (Before and After)
The two photographs on Page 43 (the last page of the document produced by the Army Printing and Stationery Services department) 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 destructive impact the Battle of Messines had on the village of Hollebeke. The photographs were taken on the 3rd June 1917, 4 days before the Battle of Messines, and after the bombardment on the 17th June 1917, taken over map coordinates 28. O. 11 and 28. O. 12.
