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| Keywords: VCS-7 pilots with Spitfire at Lee-on-Solent June 1944.jpg U S Navy pilots are briefed before flying a gunfire spotting mission over the Normandy beach heads circa June-July 1944 Those present are from left to right <br> Wing Commander Robert J Hardiman RAF Commanding Allied Spotter Pilots;<br> Ensign Robert J Adams USNR;<br> Major Noel East British Army Intelligence;<br> Lieutenant Harris Hammersmith Jr USNR; and<br> Captain John Ruscoe Royal Artillery Gunnery Liaison Officer <br> The U S Navy officers are pilots of U S Navy Cruiser Scouting Squadron Seven VCS-7 which switched from their usual Curtiss SOC Seagull floatplanes to British Supermarine Spitfire fighters during the Normandy operation VCS-7 was based at Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent Hampshire UK and drew planes from a pool of Supermarine Spitfire or Seafire fighters The squadron flew a total of 191 sorties between 6 and 25 June 1944 losing one aircraft to ground fire Official U S Navy photograph http //www history navy mil/photos/images/g300000/g302115c htm 80-G-302115 ca 1944-06 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States naval aviators June 1944 in the Battle of Normandy Air War during the Normandy Campaign | ||||
