Mediterranean Allied Photo Reconnaissance Wing (MAPRW)
Abstract
Over 150,000 Royal Air Force (RAF) / South African Air Force (SAAF) / United States Army Air Force (USAAF) vertical and oblique aerial reconnaissance prints mostly covering locations in the Mediterranean region during the Second World War (1939-1945) and associated paper sortie plots.
Countries covered are: Albania, Algeria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.
Dates
- Creation: 1941 - 1945
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Finding aids catalogued and available on the NCAP website.
Conditions Governing Use
Standard licence terms for use apply.
Biographical/Historical Notes
The Mediterranean Allied Photo Reconnaissance Wing (MAPRW) was the reconnaissance and intelligence arm of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces (MAAF). These had previously been known as Northwest African Photographic Reconnaissance Wing (NAPRW) and Northwest African Air Forces (NAAF) respectively until renamed in December 1943.
Extent
150,000 images : Aerial photography on a mix of 236mm x 474mm and 229mm x 229mm prints.
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
After the Second World War the imagery was transferred to the British School at Rome (BSR). At an unknown later date the collection was transferred to the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford University and then in the early 1980s to Keele University. In 2008 it was transferred under a joint initiative between the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), The National Archives and Keele University to RCAHMS.
Accruals
No further accruals expected.
Existence and Location of Originals
Held by the National Collections of Aerial Photography.
Resource Rights Holder
Historic Environment Scotland/The National Collection of Aerial Photography
Collection Page on NCAP Website
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012-11-12
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Collection of Aerial Photography Repository
Unit 3, Seven Hills Business Park
41 Bankhead Crossway South
Edinburgh EH11 4EP UK
0131 651 6821
ncap@hes.scot