Aerial view.
C 47648
Description Aerial view.
Date 1940
Collection Records of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), Second World War Aerial Reconnaissance
Catalogue Number C 47648
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 449535
Scope and Content Kinlochleven aluminium works, Highland Luftwaffe aerial photograph of Kinlochleven aluminium works and hydro-power station, taken during World War II. Pipelines carrying water to the hydro-electric plant at the Kinlochleven aluminium smelter can be seen running down from the sluice gate to the south. This was one of three such plants in the Highlands. 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.
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Attribution: © Courtesy of HES. Records of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), Second World War Aerial Reconnaissance
Licence Type: Limited
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