----------------------------Original message---------------------------- This is a correction/amplification on what has been said about the World War II-era aerial photography available from the National Archives and Records Administration. Our holdings on this subject consist of two major series: 1. Approximately 1.2 million prints (roughly 12" x 12" each) of aerial photographs taken by the Germany military. Coverages are widespread -- Europe (from the British Islaes to the Ural Mountains), the Middle East, and North Africa are included. Many of the prints are annotated to indicate military installations and defenses; others are marked to show potential bombing targets. The scale and quality of the photographs in this collection vary considerably. As described in a previous message, the indexes to this material consist of clear acetate overlays, 1degree of latitude by 1degree of longitude square, upon which are plotted flight lines. The overlays are registered to 1:250,000 maps of the degree-square to which they relate to determine the geographic coverage. 2. Several million original aerial negatives of parts of the European, Mediterranean, and Pacific Theatres of Operation which were taken by units of the U.S. and Allied Air Forces. Included are both vertical mapping photography and oblique reconnaissance photography. This material is indexed in the same manner as the captured Germany photography. These photos are NOT part of the records of the Strategic Bombing Survey. The latter consists of a handful of aerial photographs mixed in with textual records and about 2,300 aerial prints of areas in Japan and Korea. Before we can begin a search for aerial photography, researchers will need to submit a detailed map annotated to show your exact area of interest. Once we have received you map, we will search our holdings, and provide ordering information for individual photographs (if the area is small) or photograph indexes (if the area is large) if photography for your area is available. Maps and requests should be sent to the following: Cartographic and Architectural Branch National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001 (301) 713-7040 (301) 713-7488 (fax) Our intitial response will take between two and three weeks. DO NOT attempt to prepay for reproductions. The National Archives and Records Administration no longer makes reproductions of aerial photography. We will provide you with price lists and ordering information for several authorized private vendors. Dan Jansen Cartographic and Architectural Branch