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Bacon's beach surveys anticipate Mulberry Harbour planning

First World War photographic reconnaissance and tidal measurements anticipated techniques used for Mulberry Harbour planning.

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Question

Did Bacon's Belgian-coast survey work anticipate methods later used for the Mulberry harbours?

Short answer

Yes; aerial photography, tidal measurements, and calculated beach gradients were already being used for a First World War landing plan.

Notes

Bacon's photographic reconnaissance and tidal-range calculations anticipated the survey work used for the Mulberry harbours. Those methods had already been developed for a First World War landing plan.