Good old Daily Mail!!
It's amazing what can be achieved with a decent camera and lens, and as for "40ft above rooftops" if they are that low, then I would venture to suggest the aircraft are hardly following the glideslope!
Still, the motto of the Daily Mail holds up well - never let the truth get in the way of a good story!
Even though I am an enthusiast, there's no way you'd get me living on Myrtle Avenue, apart from the fact that us midlanders couldn't afford properties around there - I value the peace and relative quiet of my back garden too much!