Volunteer Seaborne Observers for D-Day
As part of the planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, the question of minimising “friendly fire” incidents was discussed. Previous operations had been blighted with the problem, and a solution was sought.
Enter the pool of expert aircraft identifiers… The Royal Observer Corps.
Excerpt from “Sentinels of Britain – The Wartime Story of the Royal Observer Corps” – ©Cyclops 2005
