Overlord 2011

 

A selection of galleries from a range of photographers on one theme: the successful Overlord 2011 Military Spectacular held for the first time at the Lawns, Denmead.

Select from the tabs in the title bar or from the links below. If you have pictures of the event you wish to see featured on this blog please contact the webwright by clicking this link

Pictures from SOE members are listed below, the list will grow as I manage to wrest images from them. There are also links to external sites with some fine pictures from our visitors and from our exhibitors, we hope to improve facilities for photographers for 2012 so make sure you come along to OVERLORD 2012 with plenty of batteries and memory cards or film!

 

Katie Lamsdale’s People

The webwright’s Post War Vehicles

Ron Bossingham’s View

External Sites:

Rambo’s report on the Historic Military Vehicles Forum

Kev Shaw at UK Airshow Review

Colin Lacey (SOE member) on Facebook

Mark Rutley’s portraiture set on  flickr

514th Q.M. Trucking Regt. (Red Ball Express)

Paul Morgan’s pictures at HMVF

Barry James Wilson on flickr

C and A images (pictures for sale)

 

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Dec 252010
 

By Nic Fleming 12:01AM BST 15 Sep 2004

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Telegraph.co.uk

Sweating with fear, and told not to let go under any circumstances, David Page tightened his right thumb’s grip on the button of the suspected World War Two mine. Continue reading »

  •  December 25, 2010

New Forest bombing range

 

The New Forest played host to a multitude of military activity during World War 2. In the past sixty-odd years much of the vegetation has grown over the scars and structures that were left.

These pictures came from a trip on a cold and grey November day in 2010, the full story can be found here.

Photographers:  Colin Lacey and Robert Soar

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Nov 212010
 

My forecast for 20th November was somewhat optimistic but even a cold and grey, rain threatening day couldn’t diminish the beauty of the New Forest. Nor did it dampen the enthusiasm of those who set out to discover the history of the WW2 bombing ranges Continue reading »

  •  November 21, 2010
Nov 172010
 

Saturday 20th November – the forecast is for a cold, bright, crisp day – so wrap up warm, bring your camera and see where 10 ton Grand Slam bombs were tested and enjoy the beautiful Hampshire countryside

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  •  November 17, 2010
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