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RAF recce units in Greece, May 1941
Hello everybody!
I am searching for an aerial photo of Molaoi airfield in the south-eastern tip of Peloponnese. The only source I can think is the archives of the recce-units of the RAF, because in the 15th of May 1941 (two days prior to the night-bombing of the airfield by the Wellingtons of the 38th Squadron) , an english airplane (the german report talks about a "Blenheim-beobachter") probably took aerial photos of the airfield. So , I need your help to find which RAF recce-units were active in Crete (if there was there base) during May 1941 and furthermore where I could search for those aerial photos. Thank you. Tasos https://molaoiairfield.wordpress.com/ |
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Re: RAF recce units in Greece, May 1941
As far as I know there were no dedicated PR units in Greece at that time. It wasn't unusual, however, for other aircraft to be fitted with cameras - most British bombers of the time had the ability to carry at least one camera and, in the absence of dedicated PR units, would be used locally for PR purposes. I think you'll be lucky to find any pics - bear in mind that getting those photos to the UK would be challenging as Greece was progressively overtaken by the Axis.
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Re: RAF recce units in Greece, May 1941
Thank you for your response. All your observations are to the point. I thought that only a PR unit should had a Blenheim equipped with a camera.
Now it seems a very difficult task to find a photo but do you know where could I search for aerial photos from the RAF in general? |
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Re: RAF recce units in Greece, May 1941
You could try the UK's primary archive of aerial reconnaissance imagery:
http://aerial.rcahms.gov.uk/ However, like I said, the chances are pretty remote that any imagery of Greece in 1941 has survived. I wish you the best of luck... Cheers, Mark |
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