Operation Crossbow

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Name: Operation Crossbow

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Painted Post mayor enters Veterans' Hall of Fame

Born and raised in Corning, Roswell ?Roz? Crozier enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps at the outbreak of World War II.Serving with the 435th Troop Carrier Group, he took part in the invasion of Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge, Operation Crossbow and ... [Published Corning Leader - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Operation Crossbow, Tom O'Mara, Operation Market Garden

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

Secret snapshots that exposed Hitler’s WMDs

THEY are snapshots from the skies over occupied Europe which played a crucial, if little-known, role in thwarting Hitler’s weapons of mass destruction. Now, an author has detailed the extraordinary story of how aircrews from RAF Leuchars helped to undermine ... [Published The Scotsman - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Operation Crossbow, Bomb, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical ..., Allan Williams

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 1 reports

Doodlebug hunters' 'lost story' told

The lost story of the men and women who hunted for Hitler's "miracle weapons" is told for the first time in a new book, according to the publisher.Operation Crossbow recalls the work of the Buckinghamshire-based Allied Central Interpretation Unit, which ... [Published BBC - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: Operation Crossbow, Reconnaissance, Photographic Intelligence, Bomb

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The book’s author, Allan Williams, is curator of the archive. He said: "The imagery that survives in the collection relating to Operation Crossbow reveals the extent of the search for test and launch sites – which involved taking over 1.2 million aerial photographs – and the great efforts made by the Germans to camouflage the sites."

Secret snapshots that exposed Hitler’s WMDs [Published The Scotsman - Jun 06 2013]

"It also tells the story of the dramatic response of the Allied airair forces when targets were pinpointed."

Doodlebug hunters' 'lost story' told [Published BBC - Jun 05 2013]