Scanned image of vertical air photograph of Scatsta Airfield, Sullom Voe seaplane base and part of the accommodation camp.
SC 449542
Description Scanned image of vertical air photograph of Scatsta Airfield, Sullom Voe seaplane base and part of the accommodation camp.
Date 2/1940
Collection Records of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), Second World War Aerial Reconnaissance
Catalogue Number SC 449542
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of C 47678
Scope and Content Scatsta Airfield, Shetland Luftwaffe aerial photograph of Scatsta airfield and Sullom Voe seaplane base, taken during World War II. Now engulfed by the Sullom Voe oil terminal, the seaplane base was established to allow flying boats to patrol the seas from Norway to Iceland. Nearby Scatsta airfield was built as a fighter station to defend Shetland. The German Luftwaffe took aerial photographs of parts of Scotland throughout World War II. The photographs were used for intelligence work, such as selecting targets, assessing bombing accuracy and finding equipment and defensive positions. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference GB 10914b
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File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap
Attribution & Restricted Use Summary
Attribution: © Courtesy of HES. Records of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), Second World War Aerial Reconnaissance
Licence Type: Limited
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