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Blood Red Skies: RAF Photo-Reconnaissance Units

Over 3,200 reconnaissance sorties were flown in the run-up to D-Day, by specialist units of the British 2nd Tactical Air Force and the American 8th Air Force.   Pilots were able to range back and forth across occupied Europe at high altitude, photographing enemy installations with almost complete impunity. The RAF’s photo-reconnaissance capabilities reached their…