2019
NT3367 : James Martin Stagg CB OBE FRSE
taken 6 years ago, near to Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
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James Martin Stagg CB OBE FRSE
A plaque honouring the Chief Meteorologist providing the weather forecast for the D-Day invasion of Operation Overlord. At the entrance to Dalkeith Library and Arts Centre NT3367 : Dalkeith Library & Arts Centre.
James Martin Stagg CB OBE FRSE
James Martin Stagg was the Chief Meteorologist responsible for the weather forecast for Operation Overlord Planning Team and the D-Day Landings. Without his expertise and determination, it is highly likely that the views of General Eisenhower's US advisers would have held sway and the operation would have been disastrously delayed.
There are two commemorative plaques, one on the house on the site of his childhood home, the other on the Dalkeith Library and Arts Centre. Both were unveiled on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, 6 June 2019.
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- Grid Square
- NT3367, 213 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- M J Richardson (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 7 June, 2019 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 7 June, 2019
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NT 3314 6715 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:53.5691N 3:4.2381W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NT 3314 6715
- View Direction
- East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
