National Collection of Aerial Photography
NCAP is an extensive archive of aerial photography, which covers Scotland and beyond.
Explore more than 26 million aerial images featuring historic events and places worldwide, including 1.6 million images of Scotland.
It is the role of The National Collection of Aerial Photography (NCAP) to collect aerial imagery and preserve these records - both digital and physical - for generations to come, while also making them as accessible and widely available as possible.
Featured collections include:
Aero Pictorial - historical oblique aerial photography of Scotland
Aerofilms - historical oblique aerial photography of Scotland, including some of the earliest aerial images of the country
Allied Central Interpretation Unit (ACIU) - Second World War aerial photography of Western Europe
Directorate of Overseas Surveys (DOS) - aerial survey photography of locations around the world
German Air Force - German aerial photographs and photomosaics from the Second World War
Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre (JARIC) - declassified Second World War/Cold War aerial photos of global locations
Mediterranean Allied Photo Reconnaissance Wing (MAPRW) - Second World War aerial photos of Mediterranean locations
Scottish Office Air Photographs Unit (and later bodies) - aerial photography of Scotland
Simmons Aerofilms - aerial survey photography of the UK and Middle East
