Aerofilms Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Grahame-White, Claud
- Aircraft Operating Co (AOC) Ltd
- Willis, Francis L
- Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd
- Hunting, Percy L
- Hunting Group
- Simmons Geomatics Group
- Blom ASA
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hendon, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Hounslow, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Wembley, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Business services
Photographic services
Notes:
Established in 1919 at Hendon by Claude Grahame-White and Francis Willis to provide aerial photography and cinematography services. Provided services to clients for marketing, advertising, publishing and, by 1930s, military purposes and developed a major library resource. 1925 majority owned by Aircraft Operating Co (AOC) Ltd which in 1925 was undertaking vertical survey work for clients. By 1931 based at Heston, Hounslow, and by 1937 at Wembley. By early 1930s most important provider of aerial photographs in Britain. After wartime disruption, in 1944 merged into Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd, a connection of Percy L Hunting of Hunting Group of shipping and aircraft companies. 1997 owned by Simmons Geomatics Group and in 2005 by Blom ASA
Publications:
- Aerofilms. A history of Britain from above by Crawford, James, Katy Whitaker & Allan Williams
- Aerofilms Ltd. The father of British aerial survey by Whitaker, F
- Capital views. Interwar London in the photographs of Aerofilms Ltd by Deriu, David
- Memories of My Association with the Hunting Family and Group by Willis, Francis L
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Grahame-White, Claud
- Aircraft Operating Co (AOC) Ltd
- Willis, Francis L
- Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd
- Hunting, Percy L
- Hunting Group
- Simmons Geomatics Group
- Blom ASA
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hendon, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Hounslow, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Wembley, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Business services Photographic services
Notes:
Established in 1919 at Hendon by Claude Grahame-White and Francis Willis to provide aerial photography and cinematography services. Provided services to clients for marketing, advertising, publishing and, by 1930s, military purposes and developed a major library resource. 1925 majority owned by Aircraft Operating Co (AOC) Ltd which in 1925 was undertaking vertical survey work for clients. By 1931 based at Heston, Hounslow, and by 1937 at Wembley. By early 1930s most important provider of aerial photographs in Britain. After wartime disruption, in 1944 merged into Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd, a connection of Percy L Hunting of Hunting Group of shipping and aircraft companies. 1997 owned by Simmons Geomatics Group and in 2005 by Blom ASAPublications:
- Aerofilms. A history of Britain from above by Crawford, James, Katy Whitaker & Allan Williams
- Aerofilms Ltd. The father of British aerial survey by Whitaker, F
- Capital views. Interwar London in the photographs of Aerofilms Ltd by Deriu, David
- Memories of My Association with the Hunting Family and Group by Willis, Francis L