Les Casquets Lighthouse – RAF Recon Photo (STR/02 – 19 June 1944) | D-Day +13 | Original Air Ministry Print

Description

Les Casquets Lighthouse – RAF Recon Photo (STR/02 – 19 June 1944) | D-Day +13 | Original Air Ministry Print

📸 Item: Original WW2 RAF Reconnaissance Photograph
🛩️ Sortie: STR/02 – 19 June 1944 (D-Day +13)
📍 Location: Les Casquets Lighthouse, Alderney Approaches – German-occupied
🔎 Details: Hudson aircraft wing visible • Low-altitude oblique pass
🗄️ Provenance: Air Ministry operational issue (from O.H.M.S packet)
🧵 Paper: Wartime fibre-based photographic print

Condition:
Operational wartime photo with light handling wear. Strong contrast and crisp detail of the lighthouse, outbuildings, rocky base and breaking surf. 100% original print, not a reprint.

Description:
Authentic RAF reconnaissance photograph from Sortie STR/02 on 19 June 1944, capturing the German-held Les Casquets Lighthouse during the early stages of the Normandy campaign. Taken from a Coastal Command Lockheed Hudson on a low-level intelligence sweep, this image documents one of the most important navigational and radar reference points used by German naval and air units in the Channel Islands sector.

A scarce and atmospheric D-Day period photo with genuine operational significance. Perfect for collectors of WW2 aviation, Channel Islands history, or Air Ministry intelligence material.