The Pioneering Vision of Aerofilms Ltd: A History Written in the Skies Aerofilms Ltd, established on May 9th, 1919, wasn’t merely a company; it was the birth of an entirely new perspective. Emerging from the aftermath of the First World War, and based initially in Edgware, Greater London, Aerofilms represented a bold attempt to translate the military technology of aerial reconnaissance into a commercially viable art form and scientific tool. The founders – Francis Lewis Wills, a trained architect who had served as an observer with the Royal Naval Air Service, and Claude Grahame-White, a cele…