Vertical aerial view.
C 47660
Description Vertical aerial view.
Date 1939
Collection Records of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), Second World War Aerial Reconnaissance
Catalogue Number C 47660
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 445497
Scope and Content Lyness Naval Base, Orkney Luftwaffe aerial photograph of Lyness Royal Naval Base, taken during World War II. Storing fuel-oil for Home Fleet warships, Lyness was vital to British naval operations in the North Atlantic and was protected by two heavy anti-aircraft batteries, to north and south. The hill to the west housed underground oil-tanks. 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 & 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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