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A historic black and white photo of 2 men in shorts and with their shirts off processing photographs using metal tanks in a tent.

The Mediterranean Allied Photo Reconnaissance Wing in Depth: Robert Potts Donation

The National Collection of Aerial Photography holds many small collections of photography which have been donated to us by veteran air force personnel or their families. One such collection was given to us by the family of LAC Robert Potts, who served with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

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A historic black and white oblique aerial photo of a dusty landscape. The landscape is marked with numerous vehicle tracks. Arranged across it in a grid formation are tanks, each accompanied by a pair of soldiers.

Celebrating NCAP Digital Connectors for International Volunteer Day 2025

This International Volunteer Day, and to mark the completion of the first year of our volunteer programme, find out how our volunteers have been contributing to the work of the National Collection of Aerial Photography through footprinting thousands of images from across the world.

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A historic black and white photo of 2 men in shorts and with their shirts off processing photographs using metal tanks in a tent.

The Mediterranean Allied Photo Reconnaissance Wing in Depth: Robert Potts Donation

The National Collection of Aerial Photography holds many small collections of photography which have been donated to us by veteran air force personnel or their families. One such collection was...

Read more
A historic black and white oblique aerial photo of a dusty landscape. The landscape is marked with numerous vehicle tracks. Arranged across it in a grid formation are tanks, each accompanied by a pair of soldiers.

Celebrating NCAP Digital Connectors for International Volunteer Day 2025

This International Volunteer Day, and to mark the completion of the first year of our volunteer programme, find out how our volunteers have been contributing to the work of the...

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A historic black and white oblique aerial photo of a grand white stately home in mock Tudor style. It is surrounded by extensive grounds which contain numerous huts and other temporary buildings. The landscape around the grounds is heavily wooded.

Artists at Medmenham: Frederick Ashton

Sir Frederick Ashton was a renowned twentieth-century ballet dancer and choreographer whose work was instrumental in defining the English style of ballet. He also spent the Second World War working...

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A man with a beard, wearing black gloves and a blue lab coat, lifts the lid of a white flatbed scanner with one hand. With the other hand he winds an aerial photographic film across the scanner bed. An out-of-focus display screen is in the foreground.

Scan on Demand Festive Delivery Timescales

Check our festive delivery timescales before placing Scan on Demand orders for National Collection of Aerial Photography (NCAP) imagery.

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