Air Photo Archive Keele University, Staffordshire, UK

[Richard T Eger]

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Marc L.
Aerial photos of Luftwaffe bases
Fri May 12 21:02:56 2000


Hello all !!!

I was wondering if anyone had any idea where one could obtain aerial photos of German air bases from WWII ?

Thank you in advance ,
Marc L.

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bertrand H
Re: Aerial photos of Luftwaffe bases
Sat May 13 06:52:03 2000


you can obtain aerial pictures at the Air photo library,Keele university, KEELE, Staffordshire,
ST5 5 bG, england.

it is expensive;£20 of search fee per area of longitude & latitude before to order one print !

more information if you contact me .

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Ronnie
Internetsite?
Mon May 15 09:10:00 2000


...and is there an Internet site on this subject with photos/maps?

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bertrand H
to Marc
Wed May 17 05:00:07 2000


Your @adress is not correct. Can you send me again?

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Air Photo Archive,Keele, UK
Aerial Photos WW11
Wed May 17 16:23:31 2000


answer to Marc L
Why not contact me direct to Air Photo Archive Keele University,Staffordshire, ST5 5BG UK.
We hold 5 million photos of WW11.

M C Beech.

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Guy Finch
A far more useful resource than many realise!
Wed May 17 18:13:47 2000


I think airfield, factory and harbour recon photographs are an under-utilised research asset, even for modellers. I had a major colour-scheme query answered recently
by reference to a low level oblique! Even high level photos are useful if you are trying to track down a large or unusual aircraft. Seaplanes and flying boats stand out
particularly well in the water.Due to less intense AA you tend to get good low altitude obliques of seaplane moorings.We had some questions about Bv222
uppersurface camouflage recently that I am sure could have been answered by reference to such photos.There are a lot of other applications for this material. Keele
might profitably consider publishing a book of the most interesting photos of major airfields. Worth seeing what was on Reichlin's flightline on a daily basis certainly!
Guy

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Ronnie
Bv 222 colors
Thu May 18 09:40:43 2000


...Or you just look up Luftfahrt International #27, which contains the complete color scheme plans of the Bv 222. But you alreedy knew that - you'll get it soon!

Do you have a good (internet) source for aerial color photos? I have good use for them for my 'LuftArt' at www.luft46.com... (http://www.luft46.com...)

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Guy Finch
OK! Bad Example! But you know what I mean...
Thu May 18 11:23:30 2000


Yes, I notice you used AP's very effectively.Unfortunately I don't know of a web source for them, but if I find one I will let you know. I am really looking forwards to the
222 stuff, Thanks, Guy.

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Franek Grabowski
Aerial Photos WW11
Thu May 18 11:34:09 2000


It would be lovely to make use of those aerial photos, however fees are much to high for me (and for most researchers too I think). Unlucky most archives do not
understand aviation history research gives no incomes for researchers. For me, aviation history is a sort of passion, I've practically only 'outcomes', the ammount of
needed documents and photos is XXX-large, so I have always to think twice before spending any money.
Franek

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Marcel Hogenhuis
aerial photo's
Thu May 18 14:41:32 2000


Dear Mr. Beech,

In the past many of my friends in the Dutch airwar researchers society and I had a very pleasant and productive contact with your archive. Some of us still have.
However, my friends and I agree with comments of some other airwar researchers, displayed in this discussion board, that the fee for obtaining such photograph's is
too expensive for most of the researchers, whether they are professional, semiprofessional or amateur.

Of course, no one wants to push your institute into bankruptcy but I certainly would consider buying a lot of photo reproductions from Venlo airfield (my subject in a
large volume about the history of all Dutch airfields in WW-2) ONLY IF a more encouraging price would be applied.

The importance of such photographs for this extensive airfield research project is beyond discussion but for the fee of 100 pictures for instance, I could also spend a
month in Freiburg (where a large archive is) and have about 500 paper copies as well!

I would like to hear your opinion about this. Perhaps there are good reasons for your pricing policy but most of us do not know them. That is not beneficial for
consumers and you as a supplier.

Yours sincerely,

Marcel Hogenhuis
- Research Group Airfields of the (Dutch) Study Group Airwar 1939-1945
- Study Group Venlo Airfield in WW-2

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Marylyn Beech
Air photo Archive
Thu May 18 15:12:35 2000


Marcel Hogenhuis

thank you for your response on the price we charge, I could not agree with you more, they are expencive but as the Archive is not surported by the University,Public
Records or the Ministry the only way that tha Archive can say open is for it to pay its own way, I have to do everything from doing the searches to the accounts and
making the photographic prints, this is the only way that the Archive stays open,everything here is done by lat & long in a ten min sqr,as everything is done by hand it
could take a day to find what you are looking for, having to look through may be 100 sorties to see if the flight path is over the area you require.As for the prints they
are one offs and are hand copied and printed .
I wish the price could be lowered, but I have to bring in the income or the Archive would close to morrow and be put in some basement never to be seen again.


Marylyn Beech ( Air Photo Archive Manager)
( m.c.beech@lib.keele.ac.uk )

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Mike Walton
Mingaladon, Burma
Thu May 18 23:02:11 2000


Sir,

I am looking for photos of Mingaladon Airfield, Rangoon, Burma in the 1945 peroid. What would you have?
E-Mail mikewalton2@compuserve.com

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Mike Walton
Air Photo Archive
Thu May 18 23:06:31 2000


Neglected to add the Lat/Lon of Mingaladon.
N 16 deg. 54'
E 98 deg. 09'

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Air Photo Archive, Keele.
Search Requests
Fri May 19 11:53:33 2000


Please note the Archive can NOT undertake any research work,but for the £20 search fee per area of lat & long in a ten min sqr we will try to find you cover for the
area and date you require,we can NOT give you a list of ALL the cover we hold we will only give you (if we have any) cover for the date you have asked for or the
nearest ( you require JUNE/JULY 1944) that is what we will lokk for or the nearest
if you want somthing from each year 1940-45 we will try to find you the best print from each year.

Searches can only be done by postal inquiries so if you are sending an e-mail please include your postal address so that I may send you the information on how to
obtain the cover you require.

One Idea for the search fee price has been e-mailed to me is that when the search has been done and paid for ,if you buy any of the prints on the list that we have
found then £10 could be deducted from the total price, so as to bring the search fee down to £10 even though I might have to have lifted out 50 or 60 very large and
heavy folders and then look at the prints to see if they are of good quality.

What do you all think?

regards


Marylyn beech.
( m.c.beech@lib.keele.ac.uk )

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Richard T. Eger
Photo Archive Keele
Fri May 19 16:22:34 2000


Dear Marylyn,

For the rest of us who don't know, just what is your pricing structure?

Regards,
Richard

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Air Photo Archive Keele.
price structure
Fri May 19 16:57:31 2000


To Richard T Eger

Hi
search Fee £20 per area of lat & long ( done in a ten min sqr )
prints £15 each
P & P £5
+ VAT if applicable ( anyone in the EU and has not got a VAT number, if in Britain you have to pay
the VAt even if you have a VAT number SORRY )


regards Marylyn.

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Richard T. Eger
Keele Price Structure
Fri May 19 17:59:54 2000


Dear Marylyn,

Thanks for clarifying that. 15 lbs. does sound a bit on the expensive side but, here in the U.S., that also seems to be about the going price on 8" x 10" government
supplied photos. As I understand, the actually processing has been farmed out to private companies. The pricing when the photos were done by the government was
more on the order of 2.5 lbs. each. It certainly crimps things here as well.

Regards,
Richard

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Kliemann
Who know someone about airfield Gablingen
Mon Apr 30 19:22:52 2001


Searching informations and pictures about the airfield Gablingen (there was a fighter school).

Who can help?

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Air Photo Archive
m.c.beech@lib.keele.ac.uk
WW11 Photos
Tue May 1 10:25:52 2001


The Air Photo Archive holds 5.5 million air recon photos from WW11.
Please contact me for information on how to obtain the cover you require.

Marylyn Beech (Air Photo Archive Manager)

[This message has been edited by Richard T Eger (edited 28 May 2001).]

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Chris Going
Keele Air photo Archive -Accident
Wed May 9 18:03:23 2001


Those who know her will be sorry to learn that Mal Beech had a serious road accident last Wednesday, May 2nd. While she is off, Keele University is putting in place arrangements to continue her work, but inevitably there will be delay to orders meanwhile. We ask for patience at this difficult time.
All inquirers please contact in the first instance Allan Foster, Director of Information Services, Keele University, Keele, Staffs, ST5 5BG, UK, or phone +44 (0)1782 583395.

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Jaap Woortman
Mrs. Mal Beech
Thu May 10 18:27:55 2001


Dear Chris,

Thank you for letting us know. It sounds rather serious.
If you speek to her please let her know that we wish her all the best for the future and hope that she will be at her office very soon and in a good health.

Jaap

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GILBERTI Dan
Searching German base Pictures
Fri May 31 20:04:53 2002
80.13.152.230

I am in research for aérial photos and ground pictures of
Tavaux base, near dole - Jura in France, especially during the German controle , when the activity was intense
(II°6./NJG4) and other JG , the camp was often bombarded by the USAAF and certainly photograhied ...Now , this site is a regional airport , toward we can see a good lot of "U" ,
building by german troops for aircraft storage ...

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Bertrand H
aerial photos
Sat Jun 1 06:23:45 2002
212.30.116.58


Dan,

Write to :

National Archives
8601 Adelphi Road
College park, MD 20740-6001
USA

and

University of Keele,
Air phto library
Department Of eography
University of Keele
Stafforshire ST5 5BG
GRANDE BRETAGNE

Sincerely,

Bertrand H

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Dan
Thanks you Bertrand :-) (no txt)
Sun Jun 2 10:36:36 2002
80.14.146.217

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Air Photo Archive
m.c.beech@lib.ac.uk
WW11 Photos
Wed Jun 5 14:02:00 2002
160.5.49.2

The Air Photo Archive hold 5.5 million recon photos of WW11 of Western Europe from 1939 - 1945.