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Find out about the latest news from NCAP and discover in-depth stories about NCAP collections, activities and projects.

A historic black and white oblique aerial photo of the Forth Rail Bridge stretching across the Firth of Forth. The bridge is formed of iron girders arranged in rhomboid shapes. In the foreground is a small town with jetties reaching into the Forth.

Image Release Note 0006: NCAP Upload

This image release showcases the wide-ranging activities of UK-based survey firms, with strong European and UK coverage—especially Germany, France, and Ireland—and includes international imagery from countries such as Egypt, Syria...

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A flying cap and goggles, a photo of an aircraft, an open book and a black globe rest on a table. Behind the table is a framed map.

The Medmenham Collection at RAF Wyton

As a living memorial to the military personnel involved in photographic reconnaissance and intelligence work — especially the many reconnaissance pilots and aircrew who lost their lives — the National...

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a crescent-shaped island, fringed by beaches and surrounded by the sea. A few small white clouds are visible.

Image Release Note 0005: NCAP Upload

The release of more imagery from the DOS collection offers a globally diverse set of aerial imagery, spanning colonial and post-colonial surveys, with coverage across the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and...

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of Helsinki in winter. The regular grid of streets stands out against the snow. To the left is a ragged coastline fringed by frozen sea.

Image Release Note 0004: NARA Upload

This release features extensive Second World War (WWII) aerial imagery from NARA, documenting key European theatres and global regions including the Baltic, Mediterranean, Middle East, Caribbean, and Pacific.

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A historic colour vertical aerial photo of a volcanic crater. The surface of the crater looks gritty and dusty.

Image Release Note 0003: NCAP Upload

This release showcases over 46,000 aerial images from UK and international survey archives, documenting decades of geographic, strategic, and environmental change across the UK, Europe, and global regions.

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a densely packed city. The sea is visible in the bottom right corner heavily dotted with vessels.

Image Release Note 0002: NCAP Upload

This release combines global DOS coverage from the 1940s–1990s with modern UK survey imagery, offering a decades-spanning visual archive of international and domestic landscapes.

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Two people sit at a desk in front of a screen. The screen has a historic black and white aerial photo on it. Out of focus in the foreground is a woman with red hair writing with a pen. In focus in the background is a man in a light grey jumper.

An Update on our Website Transition

In this update, we share important news about the retirement of our legacy website and the exciting developments underway for our new online platform. Learn why the transition was necessary...

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A historic black and white photo of a man in uniform sitting at a desk. On the desk in front of him is a map and a model of train carriages. He is looking down at the surface of the desk through a small stereoscope.

Aerial Photography and the Science of Stereoscopy

21 June marked Stereoscopy Day, an international celebration of three-dimensional stereoscopic viewing, something which applies to almost all of the images held by the National Collection of Aerial Photography. 

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