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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a roughly oval-shaped island. A circular tower is visible to the left of centre, with a rectangular building complex at the bottom tip of the island.

Image Release Note 0033: Irish Military Archives Upload

This release contains aerial reconnaissance imagery produced by the Irish Defence Forces from the 1920s to the 1990s, digitised and published in collaboration with the Irish Military Archives.

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a golf course along a shoreline. The water is to the left of the image, with the course running from top to bottom. Several grand buildings - including the Royal Troon clubhouse - are visible in the centre of the image.

Aerial Photography, Golf and Royal Troon

Aerial photographic surveys were undertaken for a range of technical purposes; today these photographs can be used to understand land-use change over time, including the development of golf courses. This...

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a port. Numerous docks stretch into the surrounding city. Clouds obscure part of the image at the bottom right.

Image Release Note 0032: 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 oblique aerial photo of Inverness. A river runs through the middle of the photo, with buildings on both banks. Two bridges cross the river. Inverness Castle is visible to the right of centre.

Operation REVUE

In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the Air Ministry directed the Royal Air Force to undertake Operation REVUE, a comprehensive aerial photographic survey of the United Kingdom...

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of the city of Luxembourg, showing the city radiating out from its centre, with a winding river running from bottom left to top right of the image.

Image Release Note 0031: 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 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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