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Vertical aerial view.

C 47626

Description Vertical aerial view.

Date 1941

Collection Records of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), Second World War Aerial Reconnaissance

Catalogue Number C 47626

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 445485

Scope and Content Hillington aero-engine factory, Renfrewshire Luftwaffe aerial photograph of Hillington Rolls Royce aero-engine factory, taken during World War II. Defended by three barrage balloons (a), this factory manufactured Rolls Royce engines for Spitfire fighters, among other types, and was vital to the British war effort. 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.

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/121520

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Attribution: © Courtesy of HES. (Records of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), Second World War Aerial Reconnaissance).

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