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6 Squadron RAF, WW1 Aviation and My Books
6 Squadron Aerial Photos - Ypres / Commines Canal
The two photographs on Page 11 were taken by an RE8 of 6 Squadron, part of the squadron's aerial reconnaissance operations over the Western Front during WW1.
The two photographs were were taken by an RE8 of 6 Squadron over the same 500 x 500 yard section of the Ypres-Commines canal, as defined by the mapping coordinates 28. O. 5. A. 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 - Ypres / Commines Railway
The two photographs on Page 13 were taken by an RE8 of 6 Squadron, part of the squadron's aerial reconnaissance operations over the Western Front during WW1.
The two photographs were were taken over the same 500 x 500 yard section of the Ypres-Commines railway line, as defined by the mapping coordinates 28. O. 6. A. The first photograph was taken on the 3rd May 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 - Barrage Near the Ypres-Commines Canal
The two photographs on Page 39 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 targets west and east of the Ypres-Commines Canal immediately prior to the Battle of Messines, map coordinates 28. O. 4. c and 28. I. 35. b. The upper photograph was taken on the 5th June 1917 and the date of the lower photograph was 3rd June 1917.
