Met office archive

[Balance]

https://digital.nmla.metoffice.gov.uk/
http://library.metoffice.gov.uk/M10326UK/OPAC/Search/AdvancedSearch.aspx

On a related search of Met Office data for contrails the first hit found a 1953 paper with a photo of a contrail and of a distrail. I don't know if it's already been covered but thought the site worth highlighting for the rich content it holds and those willing to invest time in scouring it.

 

[Mick West]

I was literally just looking at those photos, they are in the 1972 book, Clouds of the World

 

[Balance]

Does it give the date?

Condensation trails (contrails) and evaporation trails (distrails) were formed by an aircraft over Wimbledon Common about 10.30 a.m. on September 23,1952

 

[Mick West]

Does it give the date?

Condensation trails (contrails) and evaporation trails (distrails) were formed by an aircraft over Wimbledon Commom about 10.30 a.m. on September 23,1952

No. There's also a similar photo in the 1957 book "Cloud Study a Pictorial Guide"

 

[nivek]

I found those images on this page with many other contrails and cloud images from 1905 and 1925 and up...

https://plus.google.com/107393796095434664991/photos

 

[Mick West]

I found those images on this page with many other contrails and cloud images from 1905 and 1925 and up...

https://plus.google.com/107393796095434664991/photos

That's my page. I used to post as "Uncinus" on Contrail Science.

 

[nivek]

That's my page. I used to post as "Uncinus" on Contrail Science.

Ah nice, its a good archive of contrail images of old...

 

[tadaaa]

Whoops wrong thread