70th anniversary of Operation Dynamo

Alan Jackson prepares his boat Riis 1, one of the Little Ships, for the 70th anniversary of Operation Dynamo in Ramsgate, Kent
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An original Dunkirk boat prepares to depart from Ramsgate
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A naval officer overlooks Ramsgate harbour as about 50 original Operation Dynamo boats prepare to depart
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One of the boats from the Operation Dynamo flotilla
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One of the Little Ships leaves Ramsgate
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The boats in Ramsgate port
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Veterans Charles Searle, 92, left, of 3rd Canadian Medical Corps, and Lionel Tucker, 93, Ox & Bucks Light Infantry, on a ferry bound for Dunkirk
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One of the Little Ships leaving for Dunkirk Photograph: Gareth Fuller/guardian.co.uk

One of the Little Ships leaving for Dunkirk
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The Little Ships crossing the Channel to Dunkirk
Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian

Arthur Taylor, 89, on the Channel crossing
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The Little Ships arriving in Dunkirk
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The Little Ships are greeted by veterans as they arrive in Dunkirk for the 70th anniversary of Operation Dynamo
Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA