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Aerial Photographs Housed in the National Archives and Records Administration

Records of the Defense Intelligence Agency (RG 373)

1. Date: 4 April 1944
Mission: 60 PR 288 60 SQ	Can: F5631
Scale 1/15,569	Focal Length: 20 inches Altitude: 26,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 4028 — All of Auschwitz (best centered of three) 4029 — All of Auschwitz 4030 — Part of Auschwitz (overexposed)

2. Date: 31 May 1944
Mission: 60 PRS/462 60 SQ	Can: D1508
Scale: 1/16,167	Focal Length: 20 inches Altitude: 27,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 3055 — All of Birkenau (below center) 3056 — All of Birkenau (almost centered) 3057 — Part of Auschwitz and part of Birkenau
Image Size: 7 X 9 Image Quality: Good

3. Date: 31 May 1944
Mission: 60 PRS/462 60 SQ	Can: D1509
Scale: 1/16,167	Focal Length: 20 inches Altitude: 27,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 4056 — Most of Auschwitz (lower right corner) 4057 — Most of Auschwitz (right margin) 4058 — Part of Auschwitz (upper right corner)
Image Size: 7 X 9 Image Quality: Good

4. Date: 31 May 1944
Mission: 60 PRS/462 60 SQ	Can: D1510 (middle of roll)
Scale: 1/54,000	Focal Length: 6 inches Altitude: 27,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 5018 — All of Auschwitz and Birkenau (centered) and part of I.G. Farben complex. 5019 — All of Auschwitz, Birkenau, and I.G. Farben complex 5020 — All of I.G. Farben complex (centered)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Poor to fair, underexposed.

5. Date: 26 June 1944
Mission 60/PR522 60SQ	Can: C1172
Scale: 1/60,000	Focal Length: 6 inches Altitude 30,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 5022 — All of I.G. Farben complex, Auschwitz, and Birkenau. (Best small scale coverage of these eighteen cans, showing relationship of the two camps to the I.G. Farben complex.) 5023 — All of I.G. Farben complex and small part of Auschwitz.
ImageSize: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Good

6. Date: 8 July 1944
Mission: 32S-72	Can: B8803
Scale: 1/59,000	Focal Length: 6 inches Altitude: 29,500 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 5016 — All of I.G. Farben complex, part of Auschwitz (right margin)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Average
Comments: Exposures 1016 and 2016 flown as part of the same mission and at the same scale provide right and left oblique views for vertical view 5016. Exposures 3001-3008 and 4001-4008, also part of the same mission but with a scale of 1/14,750 cover only the eastern part of the I.G. Farben complex and the Vistula River to the east.

7. Date: 9 August 1944
Mission: USEC R-79	Can: B6912
a. Scale: not determined	Focal length: 154 mm Altitude: not given
Pertinent Exposures (first part of roll) 1018-1025 — Almost all exposured show all of Auschwitz, Birkenau and I.G. Farben complex. However all are very poor quality.
Image Size 9 X 9 Image Quality: Poor, very badly overexposed.

b. Scale: not determined	Focal Length: 24 inches Altitude: not given
Pertinent Exposures (middle of roll): 4039 — Most of Auschwitz (upper left) 4040 — Part of Auschwitz (upper left)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Fair, out of focus
Comments: Exposures 4041-4051 and 3022-3045, which are part of the same mission and apparently at the same scale, cover portions of the I.G. Farben complex but do not include any additional coverages of the two camps.

8. Date: 12 August 1944
Mission: USEC R82	Can: B10656
a. Scale: 1/13,500	Focal Length: 24 inches Altitude: 27,000 feet (?)
Pertinent Exposures: 3017 — Part of Auschwitz (upper right corner) 3018 — All of Auschwitz (above center) 3019 — Most of Auschwitz (upper left quarter)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Poor

b. Scale: 1/27,000	Focal Length: 12 inches Altitude: 27,000 feet

9. Date: 20 August 1944 (1100)
Mission: USEC R86	Can: B10658 (first half of roll)
Scale: 1/52,000	Focal Lrngth: 154 mm (6 inches) Altitude: 26,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 5018 — All of Auschwitz and Birkenau (below center) 5019 — All of Auschwitz, Birkenau and part of I.G. Farben complex (right margin) 5020 — All of I.G. Farben complex (centered), Auschwitz, and part of Birkenau (above center)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Slightly underexposed
Comments: Also included in this can is mission USEC R87 which was flown 20 August 1944 (1200). Exposures 4053-4058, which have a scale of 1/13,000, cover the eastern portion of the I. G. Farben complex. Exposures 5027-5028, with a scale of 1/52,000, also cover the I.G. Farben complex. The quality of these 9 X 9 images is poor because the complex is almost completely obscured by smoke.

10. Date: 25 August 1944
Mission 60PR/694 60 SQ	Can: F5366 (first half of roll)
Scale: 1/60,000	Focal Length: 6 inches Altitude: 30,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 5016 — All of Auschwitz and Birkenau (lower left corner) 5017 — All of Auschwitz and Birkenau (left of center) 5018 — All of Auschwitz, Birkenau, and I.G. Farben complex (left of center) 5024 — All of I.G. Farben complex, part of Auschwitz 5025 — All of I.G. Farben complex, Auschwitz and Birkenau (centered) 5026 — All of Auschwitz and Birkenau (centered) 5027 — All of Birkenau (bottom center)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Overexposed

11. Date 25 August 1944
Mission: 60PR/694 60 SQ	Can: F5367
Scale: 1/10,000	Focal Length: 12 inches Altitude: 30,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 3182 — Most of Auschwitz (upper left margin) 3183 — Most of Auschwitz (upper center margin). Best coverage of Auschwitz in this misssion. 3184 — Part of Auschwitz (upper right margin) and small part of Birkenau (upper left margin) 3185 — Part of Birkenau (upper left margin). Best coverage of Birkenau in this mission. 3186 — Part of Birkenau (upper right margin)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Good

12. Date: 13 September 1944
Mission: 464 BG:4M97	Can: B8413
a. Scale: 1/23,000	Focal Length: 12 inches Altitude: 23,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 3V1 — All of Birkenau (centered) and all of Auschwitz (upper right corner). Falling bombs visible.
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Average

b. Scale: 1/22,900	Focal Length: 12 inches Altitude: 22,900 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 4V1 — Most of Auschwitz (lower right quarter) 4V2 — Part of Auschwitz (lower right margin). Falling bombs visible.
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Average

c. Scale: 1/11,750	Focal Length: 24 inches Altitude: 23,500 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 6V2 — Most of Birkenau and Auschwitz 6V3 — Most of Auschwitz 6V4 — Part of Auschwitz
Image Size: 9 X 9
Image Quality: Average. Smoky or hazy appearance because of bombing activity.

13. Date: 29 November 1944
Mission: 15SG/887 5PG	Can: D1616 (first half of roll)
a. Scale: 1/13,000	Focal Length: 24 inches Altitude: 26,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 3070 — Part of Birkenau (upper left corner) 4058 — All of Birkenau (centered) 4060 — All of Auschwitz (centered) 4061 — Part of Auschwitz (right margin)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Fair, slightly underexposed.

b. Scale: 1/52000	Focal length: 6 inches Altitude: 26,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 5017 — Part of I.G. Farben complex, all of Auschwitz and Birkenau (centered) 5018 — Most of I.G. Farben complex, all of Auschwitz, most of Birkenau. 5019 — All of I.G. Farben complex (centered)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Poor to fair, overexposed.

14. Date: 21 December 1944
Mission: 15SG/994 15PG	Can: D1533
Scale: 1/12,500	Focal Length: 24 inches Altitude: 25,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 3019 — Most of Birkenau (below center) 3020 — Most of Birkenau (lower left corner) 3021 — All of Birkenau (above center) 3022 — All of Birkenau (centered) 3023 — Part of Auschwitz (upper right corner)
Image Size: 9X9 Image Quality: Average

15. Date: 21 December 1944
Mission 15SG/994 5PG	Can: D1534
a. Scale: 1/12500	Focal Length: 24 inches Altitude, 25,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 4019 — Part of Auschwitz (lower center margin) 4020 — Most of Auschwitz and most of Birkenau (below center) 4022 — Most of Auschwitz and part of Birkenau (right margin) 4023 — Most of Auschwitz and part of Birkenau (right margin) About the same as 4022. 4024 — All of Auschwitz (upper right quarter)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Average

b. Scale 1/50,000	Focal Length: 6 inches Altitude: 25,000 feet.
Pertinent Exposures: 5005 — All of Auschwitz and all of Birkenau (below center) 5006 — All of Auschwitz and all of Birkenau (left of center) 5007 — All of Auschwitz and all of Birkenau (centered) and part of I.G. Farben complex. 5008 — All of I.G. Farben (centered), all of Auschwitz and part of Birkenau.
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Poor, out of focus, dense.

16a. Date 21 December 1944
Mission: 15SG/997 5PG	Can: D1535 (first half)
(1) Scale 1/12,500	Focal Length: 24 inches Altitude: 25,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 3012 — Part of Birkenau (lower right quarter) 3013 — Most of Birkenau (right half)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Poor to average. Dense

(2) Scale 1/50,000	Focal Length: 24 inches Altitude: 24,500 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 5002 — All of I.G. Farben complex (centered), all of Auschwitz, and most of Birkenau 5003 — Part of I.G. Farben, all of Auschwitz and Birkenau (both centered)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Poor to average. Provides similar coverage as other small scale coverages.

16b. Date 21 December 1944
Mission: 15SG/995 5PG	Can: D1535 (second half)
(1) Scale: 1:12,250	Focal Length: 24 inches Altitude: 24,500 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 3016 — Most of Auschwitz (lower left quarter) 3017 — Most of Auschwitz (left of center) 3018 — Part of Auschwitz (upper left quarter) 4016 — Part of Auschwitz (lower right quarter) 4017 — Part of Auschwitz and part of Birkenau (lower right quarter) 4018 — All of Birkenau (centered)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Average to good.

(2) Scale: 1/49,000	Focal Length: 6 inches Altitude: 24,500 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 5004 — All of I.G. Farben complex (centered) all of Auschwitz and part of Birkenau. 5005 — Part of I.G. Farben and all of Auschwitz and Birkenau (both centered)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Average. Farben complex is dark, probably covered by smoke.

17. Date: 26 December 1944
Mission 15SG/1023 5PG	Can: D3742
Scale: 1/44,000	Focal Length: 6 inches Altitude: 22,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 5020 — All of I.G. Farben complex and part of Auschwitz (top margin)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Quality: Fair to poor.
Comments: Exposures 5012 and 5022, flown as part of the same mission and at the same scale, show the I.G. Farben complex but neither camp. Exposures 3076-3087 and 4076-4087, flown as part of the same mission but at a scale of 1/11,000, show parts of the I.G. Farben complex and adjacent areas, but do not include Auschwitz or Birkenau. The quality of the latter images is good.

18. Date: 14 January 1945
Mission 15SG/1085 5PG	Can: D3777 (second half)
a) Scale: 1/42,000	Focal Length: 6 inches Altitude: 21,000 feet
Pertinent Exposures: 5004 — Most of I.G. Farben complex, all of Auschwitz and most of Birkenau (above center) 5005 — All of I.G. Farben complex (centered) and part of Auschwitz (upper left corner)
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Average

b) Scale: 1/10,500	Focal Length: 24 inches Altitude: 21,000 feet.
Pertinent Exposures: 4015 — Part of Auschwitz (upper center margin). Heavy snow cover
Image Size: 9 X 9 Image Quality: Average. Underexposed along edges.
Comments: Exposures 3015-3020 and 4015-4020, flown as a part of the same mission and at the same scale, cover the area from Auschwitz to the eastern part of the I.G. Farben complex.