Institution Name: National Collection of Aerial Photography

Institute Description: Official place of deposit for UK government declassified aerial photography.

Country: United Kingdom

Approximate Collection Size (up to): 20 000 000

Collection Scope: UK, Commonwealth and Allied military aerial reconnaissance photography, UK Ordnance Survey aerial photography, UK government commissioned aerial photography.

Geographic and Time Coverage: Western Europe 1939-1945,  Scotland 1939-2001

Media Format: photographs prints, negatives, microfiche, digital images

Accessibility: 5.5 million aerial images of Western Europe (1939-1945) fully catalogued and accesible in public search room. http://aerial.rcahms.gov.uk/isadg/isadg.php?refNo=GB_551_NCAP/17 1.5 million aerial images of Scotland (1939-2001) fully catalogued and accessible in public search room. 50,000 aerial images from these archives scanned, catalogued and uploaded to website galleries. http://aerial.rcahms.gov.uk/worldwide/

Address: NCAP, RCAHMS, John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh EH8 9NX, UK

Website: http://ncap.org.uk



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