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CT See Action in Normandy
Celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Normandy D-Day Landings, a pivotal moment in 20th century history which reshaped the outcome of WW2, were beamed right across the world on 6th June.
With The Queen, Tony Blair, President Bush, President Chirac and Chancellor Schroeder lining up alongside the veterans, the main remembrance ceremony took the form of a multi-national event on the cliff top at Arromanches, with military aircraft performing fly-pasts, veterans marching past the heads of state and the Royal Navy staging an off-shore show and parachute drop.
All this action was captured on two giant screens supplied by CT Screenco.
Contracted by the Ministry of Defence, the company sited two of their waterproof displays — a modular 18 sq metre 25mm LED screen accompanying their 10 sq metre 25mm mobile mast — on the Normandy beach, just yards from the English Channel. The screens took feeds direct from the BBC trucks, enabling veterans to follow the ceremony and service clearly.
With their profile in music festivals and parties, CT Screenco are past-masters at rigging their giant displays on beaches — but rarely will an event have been as poignant as this.
1st July 2004
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