‘The aftermath of the fighting in the Falaise Gap was horrendous. We had witnessed it from the air but down here was the reality. Mile upon mile of destruction, quite literally the death of an army. As far as you could see, burnt-out lorries and tanks and the bodies of soldiers and horses lying about everywhere. The weather was hot so you can imagine the terrible smell and this was going to get worse before time was found to bury all the dead.’
