A diary from an officer involved in D-Day described the Normandy landings as the 'biggest day since 1066'.
A diary from an army officer involved in D-Day described the World War Two Normandy landings as the "biggest day since 1066".
Jack Parham was a brigadier at the time of D-Day after starting in the army in World War One. He was promoted in the interwar years and by the end of the Second World War, had become a Major General. "The fact you see this small pocket diary...its well-worn, its well scribbled in and he's got all sorts of information in the front covers," she added.That includes the caravan he stayed in to go and meet troops and lots of planes.Brig Parham was a huge fan of airplanes, including aerial photography, which he pushed as a way to help the military."Here's a young teenager thinking aerial photography is going to be really useful - he's persuading pilots to take him up.
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