Early aerial photographs of Britain
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I saw this on the News last night about a team restorers have gone through a painstaking process of conservation and cataloguing many of the earliest aerial photos of Britain and published them online.

Examples include aerials photos of the 1935 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium; the Thames Flood of 1947 in which over 100,000 properties were affected; Blackpool in 1920; crowds on the banks of the River Clyde watching the first voyage of the newly-built RMS Queen Mary in 1936.

The "Britain from Above" web site where you can view these photos:- http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/

News report on the BBC:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18576378
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Hi madcat,

thank you very much for sharing! 8) Big Grin

I might add one or two as well if I may, not always from above though:

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Bundesarchiv

And if you like: All World Wars with a lot of interesting items to find...

Jambo :wink:
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I missed this last night :roll: THanks for posting here Madcat :Smile)

The Crystal Palace picture looked awesome, as did all the others, it is truly amazing how all almost everywhere of our Great Britain has changed from when we were really great Britain

It is lovely seeing yestayear from the air :Smile)

Cheers again Madcat :Smile)

Planemad
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