Aerial Photography and Aerial Survey in Hong Kong


Hong Kong Aerial Photograph, 1924


This particular photograph was taken by a Fairey IIId of the Fleet Air Arm flying from HMS Pegasus in 1924. It shows Low Wu. It was used primarily for the production of 1:20,000 topographic maps of the colony. Image Courtesy of Hong Kong Poloytechnic and University.


Hong Kong Air Survey


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