09-29-2006, 09:40 PM
D-Day, 6 June 1944 - Normandy - France
At 6:31 a.m. Robert Capa landed in the first wave on Omaha Beach.
He captured 'bloody Omaha' in what turned out to be a world famous photo sequence.
His three rolls of film were rushed to London for processing. There a darkroom technician, eager for glimpses of the landing, dried the film too fast. The excessive heat melted the emulsion and ruined all but 10 frames.
(Note- Another Army FUBAR Incident)
Sgtleo 