. St. Nicholas [serial]. any idea of what awonderful piece of accurate map-making a seriesof aerial photographs really are. Not one buthundreds of photographs often go into the make-up of such a map, and these are so carefully takenand so cunningly fitted together that a completepanorama, of minute detail, is finally obtained. Much time and often many flights are necessaryfor such a picture-map, but the work goes on,section by section, until, with infinite daring onthe part of the aviators, an accurate map of theenemys defenses has been obtained. It is interesting to get a mental picture of ho
. St. Nicholas [serial]. any idea of what awonderful piece of accurate map-making a seriesof aerial photographs really are. Not one buthundreds of photographs often go into the make-up of such a map, and these are so carefully takenand so cunningly fitted together that a completepanorama, of minute detail, is finally obtained. Much time and often many flights are necessaryfor such a picture-map, but the work goes on,section by section, until, with infinite daring onthe part of the aviators, an accurate map of theenemys defenses has been obtained. It is interesting to get a mental picture of howthe aviator map-makers go about their that it is a fine clear day, an ideal one forthe aerial photographers. A machine is run outfrom the hangars, and pilot and observer mount totheir places. It is not a fast aeroplane, as speedis not required, but each man is armed with a machine-gun, and attack from the air will bemet with stout and efficient resistance. Attackfrom the ground cannot, however, be answered. 1029 1030 AVIATORS, NEW MAKERS OF WAR MAIS [Sept.
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