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53 Squadron RAF: reconnaissance of France, French warship and a merchant vessel aground...
Catalogue reference: CN 5/13
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This record is about the 53 Squadron RAF: reconnaissance of France, French warship and a merchant vessel aground... dating from 1940 in the series Photographs Extracted from AIR series. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CN 5/13
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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53 Squadron RAF: reconnaissance of France, French warship and a merchant vessel aground off Calais. Photographs attached to various appendices to form 540 for 1940.
(1-22) Aerial photographs of French coastline and fields around Echelon, taken on 17 December, enclosed in Appendix F.
(23-35) Aerial photographs of French coastline and fields around the estuary of River Authie, taken on 27 December, enclosed in Appendix H.
(36-37) Aerial photographs of the port of Bassin, taken on 11 December, enclosed in Appendix E.
(38-57) Aerial photographs of French coastline and fields around the port of Boulogne, showing damage to buildings and ships, taken on 15 December, enclosed in Appendix G.
(58) Aerial photograph of French warship of the coast of France, taken on 5 July.
(59-61) Aerial photographs of ship aground at Calais, taken on 7 July.
(62-64) Aerial photographs of Boulogne Harbour, taken on 12 July.
(65-82) Aerial photographs of Bruges-Ostend and Nieuport-Ostend Canals, ports and French coastline, including the Bruges-Ostend Canal (65, 77-8, 81), 'Dunkerqe' (65-7), Furnes (69, 71-2), Nieuport (73), Ostend (74-5), Bruges (79-80, 82), taken on 12 July.
(83-86) Aerial photographs of Gravelines, Calais (2) and Boulogne, taken on 17 July.
(87-89) Aerial photographs of Boulogne taken on 18 July.
(90-95) Aerial photographs of Dunkirk (2), Calais, Boulogne, Berck-sur-Mer and Dieppe, taken on 20 July.
(96-99) Aerial photographs of Bruges (3), and of motor boats at sea , taken on 23 July.
(100-106) Aerial photographs Dunkirk(4) and Gravelines (3), taken on 22 July.
(107) Oblique aerial photograph of Calais, taken on 2 August.
(108) Oblique aerial photograph of Boulogne, taken in August.
(109) Oblique aerial photograph of Dieppe, taken on 2 August.
(110) Oblique aerial photograph of Boulogne, taken in August.
(111-119) Aerial photographs of Boulogne taken in August.
(120-123A) Aerial photographs of Boulogne taken in August, enclosed in Appendix D.
(123B-143) Aerial photographs of the French coastal area showing the aerodrome at Berck-sur-Mer (139-142), enemy buoys (131-7), ships and ports including Boulogne (125-7), Dunkirk (128, 130), Dieppe (129), and Calais (143). There is also a aerial photograph mosaic key map for the Lille area (136). Photographs taken in September, enclosed in Appendix J.
Photographs 58-62, 71, 83-106, 131-138 have hand stamp on reverse with details of photographic process and, in some cases, air crew.
Photographs have been extracted from AIR 27/509.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- AIR 27/509
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 145 photograph(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- Photographs may remain in copyright.
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- All 14cm x 13cm
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C360881/
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Photographs Extracted from AIR series
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