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Originally Posted by Mr Gazza
Did you know that you had one of my Headlamp adapter rings in your avatar?
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I can see it now you've pointed it out - a nice touch! Of course, I've got Geoff's old panels on my Monster so, in a way, there's always a part of him riding with me.
Like you, I find aerial photography fascinating although I've had no actual experience of it, I just find the results and the procedures really interesting. I believe last year was really good for aerial archaeology due to the really dry summer revealing the outlines of all sorts of hidden gems.
Those WWII PR pilots were certainly a breed apart - I love those PR Spitfires in blue (or even pink). Real thoroughbreds - as you say, usually no armament but capable of over 440mph and flying at over 40,000ft - very special.
I'm sure digital photography has transformed aerial surveillance - I remember reading about the early US spy satellites that used wet film. They had to jettison the exposed negatives back to earth in a small capsule that was caught in mid-air by a specially equipped plane - very ingenious!