Aerial view
 

Request

Does anybody know a USAAF aerial view of Sterzing-Vipiteno, close to the Brenner pass, South Tyrol, Italy.

The area was a dangerous FLAK center and caused many US-crashes in the sourroundings.
One FLAK battery was knocked out on 8th April 1945.

The history club of Sterzing would like to present an aireal view taken by the US Air Force.

Thx a lot for cooperation.

dnalor

Re: Aerial view
 

Have you tried here: https://www.fold3.com/title/495/wwii...r-force-photos

Re: Aerial view
 

Hi Ginamod, on ncap the closest photo available online for you location is of the mountain area Obernberg am Brenner : https://ncap.org.uk/search?bbox=11.3...01272583054584

Instead there are no less than 55 recce missions of this area available : https://ncap.org.uk/browse/finding-a...01272583054584

You will need a subscription to access the finding aids, if you know the locations of the flak batteries you will have no problem in finding several photos of these, which will have to be ordered based on the finding aids.

Re: Aerial view
 

Thx a lot!!!

My reply next week.

ginamod

Re: Aerial view
 

Hello,
thx for help:
I have no problem finding locations on
https://www.fold3.com/title/495/wwii...r-force-photos
There are several impressing fotos from the surroundings! of Vipiten-Sterzing,
they are well known.
I have difficulties with
https://ncap.org.uk/browse/finding-a...01272583054584
There are up to 22 000 fotos and I cannot approach to Vipiteno-Sterzing or Brenner line
Anyway I go on researching by your forwarded means.
Best
ginamod

Re: Aerial view
 

ginamod can you give me the exact location you are looking for in google maps ? maybe i can give a hand

Also please specify a date that is of interest to you for the photo

Re: Aerial view
 

Hi ginamod


You can also order records from AFHRA.
By a quick search on Vipiteno give you records with mission reports and probably photos of the target area.

http://airforcehistoryindex.org/


Regards

JohanSWE