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• THE ALLIED CAMPAIGN IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 6 JUNE 1944 - 7 MAY 1945

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Norway (Lt Cdr)

  D-Day, 6 June 1944: The White Ensign of a Naval Beach Party flying on the Normandy Coast as British troops move inland from the beached landing craft.

• PLUTO (PIPE LINE UNDER THE OCEAN)

  part of "MINISTRY OF FUEL AND POWER, MINISTRY OF MINES SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs)

  Laying the pipeline: A 'Conundrum' being moved into position into a specially constructed dock in preparation for the winding on of the pipe.

• PLUTO (PIPE LINE UNDER THE OCEAN)

  part of "MINISTRY OF FUEL AND POWER, MINISTRY OF MINES SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs)

  Petrol pipe for Operation PLUTO (Pipe Lines Under The Ocean) being wound onto a 'ConunDrum' pipe-laying device, June 1944.

• PLUTO (PIPE LINE UNDER THE OCEAN)

  part of "MINISTRY OF FUEL AND POWER, MINISTRY OF MINES SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs)

  Laying the pipeline: A 'Conundrum'., loaded with pipe, ready to be towed across the Channel.

• PLUTO (PIPE LINE UNDER THE OCEAN)

  part of "MINISTRY OF FUEL AND POWER, MINISTRY OF MINES SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs)

  Installations in the United Kingdom: Inside the PLUTO control centre at Dungeness.

• PLUTO (PIPE LINE UNDER THE OCEAN)

  part of "MINISTRY OF FUEL AND POWER, MINISTRY OF MINES SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs)

  Installations in the United Kingdom: One of the centrifugal pump houses at Dungeness, camouflaged to resemble the surrounding gravel quarry in which it was sited.

• PLUTO (PIPE LINE UNDER THE OCEAN)

  part of "MINISTRY OF FUEL AND POWER, MINISTRY OF MINES SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs)

  Laying the pipeline: Pipe being stored in three quarter mile lengths before being wound onto the 'Conundrum'.

• PLUTO (PIPE LINE UNDER THE OCEAN)

  part of "MINISTRY OF FUEL AND POWER, MINISTRY OF MINES SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs)

  Later pipelines: Pipe being stowed in the hold of HMS LATIMER, a freighter specially adapted to lay cross channel pipelines.

• PLUTO (PIPE LINE UNDER THE OCEAN)

  part of "MINISTRY OF FUEL AND POWER, MINISTRY OF MINES SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs)

  Later pipelines: Equipment for laying the underwater pipeline on board HMS LATIMER, a freighter specially adapted to lay cross channel pipelines.

• PLUTO (PIPE LINE UNDER THE OCEAN)

  part of "MINISTRY OF FUEL AND POWER, MINISTRY OF MINES SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs)

  Later pipelines: HMS LATIMER, a freighter specially adapted to lay cross channel pipelines.