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'''Constance Babington Smith'', [[MBE]] (1912-2000) was, in the [[Second World War]] and subsequently for historical research, [[imagery intelligence|imagery intelligence interpreter]] who made key discoveries of German advanced weapons, most notably the [[V-1]] and [[Me-262 fighter]]. After the war, she also became a biographer and Fellow of [[the Royal Society of Literature]].<ref>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2000/aug/12/guardianobituaries | |||
| journal = Guardian (UK) | |||
| author = Dan Van der Vat | |||
| date= 12 August 2000 | |||
| title = Constance Babington Smith: Brilliant wartime photo-analyst who alerted the allies to the threat of German V1 doodlebugs | |||
}}</ref> | |||
==Early life== | |||
==Wartime== | |||
==Postwar== | |||
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Revision as of 08:53, 11 February 2011
'Constance Babington Smith, MBE (1912-2000) was, in the Second World War and subsequently for historical research, imagery intelligence interpreter who made key discoveries of German advanced weapons, most notably the V-1 and Me-262 fighter. After the war, she also became a biographer and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.[1]
Early life
Wartime
Postwar
References
- ↑ Dan Van der Vat (12 August 2000), "Constance Babington Smith: Brilliant wartime photo-analyst who alerted the allies to the threat of German V1 doodlebugs", Guardian (UK)