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Norway: Mandal. (1) Aerial photograph showing parachute dropping areas. (2) Map of...
Catalogue reference: MPII 1/62
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- MPII 1/62
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942-1943
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Norway: Mandal. (1) Aerial photograph showing parachute dropping areas. (2) Map of the port and town, showing terrain, roads and buildings. Compass indicator. Compiled and drawn by the Inter-Service Topographical Department. Published under the superintendence of Vice Admiral Sir John Edgell KBE, CB, FRS, Hydrographer. Reference keys. Scales: (1) 1 inch to 900 yards; (2) 1:2500. Dimensions of sheets: (1) 33cm x 21cm; (2) 75cm x 91cm.
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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)
- WO 202/675
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 3684.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047167/
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