Hayling Island memorial for WWII heroes
A covert group which charted potential invasion sites ahead of the D-Day landings in Normandy during World War II have been honoured with a memorial where they trained at Hayling Island, Hampshire.
The Combined Operations Pilotage and Reconnaissance Parties was a group of 200 volunteers assembled in 1943 by Lord Mountbatten.
The Royal Navy unit trained as frogmen and canoeists and used small submarines to check Normandy's beaches ahead of the D-Day landings.
28 Sep 2012
- From the section Hampshire & Isle of Wight