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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a large battleship moored, surrounded by torpedo netting. Areas of land are visible along the bottom edge and in the top right corner of the image.

Operation Cerberus

Scrawled on a creased piece of paper in the holdings of the National Collection of Aerial Photography is a date, some names and several lists of sortie references. What at...

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A historic black and white oblique vertical aerial photo of a beach. The sea to the left is covered in vessels of all sizes and descriptions, some offshore and some pulled up on the beach. The land is heavily marked by vehicles and shelling.

Image Release Note 0030: NARA Upload

This release highlights Second World War imagery from NARA, with considerable coverage of France, alongside Germany and the Low Countries.

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a port on a river. The main course of the river runs from top to bottom of the image, with two smaller branches to the left. Numerous vessels are on the river and pulled up at the docks.

Photographic Reconnaissance and the Maritime War

Aerial Photographic Reconnaissance played a crucial role in Allied Shipping Intelligence during the Second World War. From identifying enemy vessels, to monitoring ports and shipyards, wartime photographs helped the Allies...

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a large city broken up into a regular grid. Just below right of the centre is a monument in the middle of a wide boulevard.

Image Release Note 0029: NARA Upload

This release highlights Second World War imagery from NARA, with considerable coverage of the Philippines and Argentina alongside European images.

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a small harbour. The walls of the harbour reach to the right from the land into the sea, almost meeting and leaving only a narrow entrance for boats. A town is visible on the shore to the left.

Image Release Note 0028: NARA Upload

This release highlights Second World War imagery from NARA, with a strong focus on France and Germany, alongside further European coverage.

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a city grid, with a river running along the top edge of the image.

Irish Defence Forces Collaboration

The National Collection of Aerial Photography has been working with the Irish Defence Forces to digitise tens of thousands of aerial photographic images and associated records held by the Irish...

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of the city of Dublin. To the left are several groups of buildings arranged around courtyards. They form the shape of a Greek cross. To their left are several playing fields.

Image Release Note 0027: Irish Military Archives Upload

This release contains aerial reconnaissance imagery produced by the Irish Defence Forces from the 1940s to the 1990s, digitised and published in collaboration with the Irish Military Archives.

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A historic black and white photo of a group of people in front of the Great Sphinx and Great Pyramid of Giza. Most of the group are European military personnel (men and women) in uniform, some standing, some sitting on camels and some sitting on donkeys. Several Egyptian men in white robes are also present.

The Mediterranean Allied Photo Reconnaissance Wing in Depth: Donald Beer Donation

Donald Jack Beer served with the Northwest African Photographic Reconnaissance Wing and the Mediterranean Allied Photo Reconnaissance Wing during the Second World War. Now part of the National Collection of...

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