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November 25th, 2024

245 – Spies in the Sky

  1. 245 - Spies in the Sky Angus Wallace 1:05:59

In this episode, historian Taylor Downing joins me to explore the remarkable work of reconnaissance pilots and photo interpreters during the Second World War. These daring aviators flew perilous missions over Occupied Europe, risking life and limb to capture the detailed aerial photographs crucial to the Allied war effort.

But capturing the images was only half the story. On the ground, a team of brilliant and inventive photo interpreters worked tirelessly, pioneering a completely new science to decode these pictures. From developing 3D photography techniques to uncovering enemy positions and movements, their work provided invaluable intelligence that shaped the course of the war.

Taylor is the author of ‘Spies In The Sky: The Secret Battle for Aerial Intelligence during World War II‘, and if you cast your mind back, he joined me in episode 226 to discuss allied deception plans for D-Day.

 

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With WW2 slipping from living memory I aim to look at different historical aspects of the Second World War.

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