Reconnaissance photographs
Title
Reconnaissance photographs
Photographic Recognizance of Targets in Enemy territory
Description
Photograph 1 is a vertical aerial photograph of the city of Aachen. There are numbered and arrowed points of interest on the image plus a north arrow. It is annotated 'R405 B/218.3.PRU 22.14.7.41 28" ' Captioned '14th July 1941 Archen [sic], Germany.'
Photograph 2 is a vertical aerial photograph of the city of Cologne. On the right can be seen the Rhine and a railway bridge. There are numbered and arrowed points of interest on the image plus a north arrow. It is annotated '481 B/131 6 3 PRU 8.4.41 F/20" ' Captioned '8th April 1941, Koln, Germany.'
Photograph 3 is a vertical aerial photograph of Munster Aerodrome. There are numbered and arrowed points of interest on the image plus a north arrow. The marshalling yards and canal are clearly visible. It is annotated '424 B/263 3PRU 3 7.7.41 20" ↓ R'. Captioned 'July 7th 1941 Munster Aerodrome, Germany'.
Photograph 4 is a vertical aerial photograph of the docks at Kiel. Large naval ships and a floating dock are visible. There are numbered and arrowed points of interest on the image plus a north arrow. Captioned 'Docks at Kiel'
Photograph 5 is a vertical aerial photograph of the docks at Hamburg. There are numbered and arrowed points of interest on the image plus a north arrow. It is annotated '411 B/183 3 PRU 11 21.5.41 36" ↑ R' and captioned April 5th 1941 Hamberg [sic], Germany'.
Photograph 6 is a near vertical aerial photograph of RAF Middleton St George. A railway runs top to bottom and the airfield is on the right. Captioned 'R.A.F. Middleton St George. April 1942.'
The page is titled 'Photographic Recognizance [sic] of Targets in Enemy territory.'
Photograph 2 is a vertical aerial photograph of the city of Cologne. On the right can be seen the Rhine and a railway bridge. There are numbered and arrowed points of interest on the image plus a north arrow. It is annotated '481 B/131 6 3 PRU 8.4.41 F/20" ' Captioned '8th April 1941, Koln, Germany.'
Photograph 3 is a vertical aerial photograph of Munster Aerodrome. There are numbered and arrowed points of interest on the image plus a north arrow. The marshalling yards and canal are clearly visible. It is annotated '424 B/263 3PRU 3 7.7.41 20" ↓ R'. Captioned 'July 7th 1941 Munster Aerodrome, Germany'.
Photograph 4 is a vertical aerial photograph of the docks at Kiel. Large naval ships and a floating dock are visible. There are numbered and arrowed points of interest on the image plus a north arrow. Captioned 'Docks at Kiel'
Photograph 5 is a vertical aerial photograph of the docks at Hamburg. There are numbered and arrowed points of interest on the image plus a north arrow. It is annotated '411 B/183 3 PRU 11 21.5.41 36" ↑ R' and captioned April 5th 1941 Hamberg [sic], Germany'.
Photograph 6 is a near vertical aerial photograph of RAF Middleton St George. A railway runs top to bottom and the airfield is on the right. Captioned 'R.A.F. Middleton St George. April 1942.'
The page is titled 'Photographic Recognizance [sic] of Targets in Enemy territory.'
Creator
Date
1941-04
1941-07
1942-04
Spatial Coverage
Language
Type
Format
Six b/w photographs on an album page
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Publisher
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Identifier
PCavalierRG17010030
Collection
Citation
Great Britain. Royal Air Force, “Reconnaissance photographs ,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 23, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/5841.
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