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A historic colour vertical aerial photo of an airport. Airport buildings and numerous aircraft are visible, including three large airliners and a Concorde. The low light means the Concorde is throwing a dramatic shadow of itself.

Image Release Note 0019: NCAP Upload

This release features late 20th-century aerial imagery from private survey firms, offering extensive colour coverage across the UK and Ireland, with a strong focus on environmental monitoring and infrastructure planning.

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A historic colour oblique aerial photo of Pitcairn - a green island surrounded by a blue ocean and fringed by white waves.

Spotlight On: Pitcairn Islands

Located deep in the Pacific Ocean, approximately midway between New Zealand and Peru, the Pitcairn Islands have possibly one of the most unusual histories of any British Overseas Territory. It...

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a town on a coast. A couple of vessels are visible on the dark sea at the top of the image. The town is laid out along the coast in a grid, and has piers jutting out into the water.

Image Release Note 0018: NCAP Upload

This release features Cold War-era aerial imagery from UK government sources, with a strong focus on Europe, alongside areas of British interest around the globe, enriching Air Photo Finder's holdings.

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a landscape with a river running through it. On the right of the river is a small settlement. To the left is an arid landscape with a few water courses running through it.

Image Release Note 0017: NCAP Upload

This release presents a comprehensive aerial photography collection from the Directorate of Overseas Surveys, enriching existing coverage of Botswana with imagery from the 1940s to the 1970s.

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