Lieutenant-Colonel Clarence A Shoop of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Image stamped on reverse: 'Daily Sketch Copyright.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 12 Aug 1944.' [stamp] and '349218.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Success of the Bombing Raids Carried out by the Heavies is largely dependant on the valuable preliminary data secured by Photographic Reconnaissance. Pictures were taken at the 8th United States Air Force photographic reconnaissance unit in England... 12/8/44 Lt. Colonel Clarence A Shoop of Beverly Hills, California waas the first pilot on D-Day to start on pictures of the enemy beaches.'