STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 25, 2021 • 4 min read

History [Photos] Bird’s-eye view: Aerial photos of 1953 Indochina
By Alastair McCready • Jan 25, 2021
Post-WWI, aerial photography became central to French rule over Indochina as the colonial administration charted remote corners of the region. Here, images taken by a French air force pilot show the empire's dying days, providing a bird’s-eye view of Cambodia and Vietnam