Vertical air photograph of the airfield under construction.
C 47641
Description Vertical air photograph of the airfield under construction.
Date 1941
Collection Records of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), Second World War Aerial Reconnaissance
Catalogue Number C 47641
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 445491
Scope and Content Benbecula Airfield, Western Isles Luftwaffe aerial photograph of Benbecula airfield, taken whilst under construction during World War II. Developed from a pre-war civil airport and used by Coastal Command for anti-submarine patrols in the North Atlantic, this station now serves the South Uist Rocket Range. 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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