Aerofilms

Aerofilms was a British aerial photography company founded in 1919 and is regarded as an early pioneer of aerial imaging in the United Kingdom. It was founded by the pilot Claude Grahame-White and was associated with aerial photography services and the creation of an important body of historical imagery. Parts of its archive are now held by the British Library. The available material is insufficient to confirm the company's headquarters, later corporate structure, current operating status, or complete business history.

Aerofilms was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 by the pilot Claude Grahame-White. It operated during the early development of commercial aerial photography, providing aerial photography services and building a historically significant archive of images. Aerial photography enabled British towns, rural areas, infrastructure, and land use to be recorded systematically, making Aerofilms' material an important part of the history of aerial imaging in Britain. Parts of the archive were later held by the British Library. Beyond its foundation, business focus, and archival legacy, the available material is insufficient to establish a reliable account of the company's expansion, ownership changes, date of cessation, or full corporate history.

• 1919

  Company founded

  Aerofilms was founded in the United Kingdom by the aviator Claude Grahame-White to carry out aerial photography work.

A pioneering British company in the field of early aerial photography.

• Aerial photography services

  Aerofilms' core activity was aerial photography: producing images of ground subjects from the air. This work made the company an important early contributor to aerial imaging and documentation in Britain.