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Finding Lieutenant Fazekas

Imagery held by the National Collection of Aerial Photography was instrumental in locating the remains of First Lieutenant Frank Fazekas. This American airman who crashed in occupied northern France just days before the Normandy landings had been missing for over 70 years.

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Image Release Note 0042: RCAHMW Upload

This release contains aerial reconnaissance imagery produced by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales from the 1940s to the 1970s, digitised and published in collaboration with the Royal Commission.

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Finding Lieutenant Fazekas

Imagery held by the National Collection of Aerial Photography was instrumental in locating the remains of First Lieutenant Frank Fazekas. This American airman who crashed in occupied northern France just...

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Image Release Note 0042: RCAHMW Upload

This release contains aerial reconnaissance imagery produced by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales from the 1940s to the 1970s, digitised and published in collaboration...

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Digital Media and Information Studies Work Placement

Read about how the National Collection of Aerial Photography is working to develop the next generation of historic aerial imagery professionals through a work placement from the University of Glasgow...

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Image Release Note 0041: NARA Upload

This release highlights Second World War imagery of NARA, with considerable coverage of Russia, as well as Turkey, Switzerland, Croatia and Czechia.

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A historic colour vertical aerial photo of an airfield. The main runway runs across the image from right to left, with a shorter runway crossing it at a diagonal towards the left-hand end. A white road runs parallel to and above the main runway. At the left-hand end of the road are 4 large hangars. A village is located in the top left-hand corner of the image, just above the hangars.

Anatomy Of: Airfields

In the latest of our 'Anatomy Of' series of articles, we look at the way aerial photography held by the National Collection of Aerial Photography reveals how military airfields are...

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of an airfield surrounded by fields. 3 camouflaged runways cross each other in the centre of the image. Several aircraft hangars at the bottom left, along with several aircraft.

East Fortune Airfield

East Fortune airfield in East Lothian is arguably the most historic surviving airfield of the First and Second World Wars anywhere in the United Kingdom. Its history can be traced...

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a city on the coast. The city is situated on a large natural inlet. Along the left-hand shore of the inlet a large port is visible. The sea is at the top of the image, with several vessels visible on it.

Image Release Note 0040: NCAP Upload

This release highlights imagery of Oman from the JARIC collection, digitised as part of our agreement with Arcadia.

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A historic black and white photo of 17 men and women un uniform, arranged in 3 rows in front of a brick building, with the first row seated.

The Development of Cold War Photographic Interpretation

From RAF Medmenham during the Second World War to the Cold War-era Joint School of Photographic Interpretation, photographic interpretation evolved significantly as an intelligence discipline. Today, the National Collection of...

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