Omaha Beach from the air in summer 1947

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Photo 1 - Notice the wreckage of LCI 92 near the Percée, the Phoenix pontoons facing Vierville and the remains of the Whale Bridges at Mulberry Harbour.
The new Vierville descent road is not yet built, nor the bypass of the church.

(see details) Photo 4 - The dike "Gooseberry is in full on the picture, we also see the second "causeway" in front of Colleville on the right. The Colleville Cemetery is located in the — (see details) Photo 4 - The dike "Gooseberry is in the whole picture, we also see the second "causeway" in front of Colleville on the right. Colleville Cemetery is located as originally, built in the summer of 1944. He was later completely remodelled.

Here are some pictures, taken on August 28, 1947, at a time when the remains of the battle were still visible.
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Photo 2 - Notice the 2 stranded cargo ships on the beach, and in the vicinity, the small boater stranded the previous winter and further the wreck of the LCI 91

(see details) Photo 5 - You can see the west of the "Gooseberry" dam, the Colleville "causeway" and on the right the cemetery of the LCM and LCT abandoned by the Americans.

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Photo 3 - We see the beginning of the "Gooseberry" dike with the "Centurion" battleship, and also the "causeway" near the Ruquet. The Saint-Laurent aerodrome is only barely visible.

(see details) Photo 6 - The photo shows a cemetery of the Landing Craft (LCT and LCM) and at the bottom the remains of the temporary aerodrome built south of Colleville.

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