Reconnaissance Collection (page 3)

WW2 - Inside A Reconnaissance Plane
A photograph portraying a British WW2 Royal Air Force pilot consulting the sergeant observer while flying over enemy territory in a reconnaissance plane. Date: circa 1940s

WW2, R. A. F. Messenger Pigeons
An illustration which shows a man of the Royal Air Force tending the the messenger pigeons. Bomber and reconnaissance aircrafts would carry pigeons in watertight containers

Breguet Bre 270 A. 2
A pair of crashed Breguet Bre 270 A.2 observation / reconnaissance aircraft, after capture by German forces. Date: 1940

Boeing RC-135U Combat Sent 2 64-14849
United States Air Force (USAF) - Boeing RC-135U Combat Sent 2 64-14849 (msn 18789), of the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron. Date: circa 1990

McDonnell RF-4C Phantom 65-0826
United States Air Force (USAF) - McDonnell RF-4C-24-MC Phantom 65-0826 (msn 1232, base code KY'), of the 165th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Kentucky Air National Guard. Date: 1986

Northrop F-5E Tiger II 74-1534
United States Air Force (USAF) - Northrop F-5E Tiger II 74-1534 (msn R1192), 34, of the 527th Tactical Fighter Training Aggressor Squadron / 10 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, at RAF Alconbury

Northrop F-5E Tiger II 74-1545
United States Air Force (USAF) - Northrop F-5E Tiger II 74-1545 (msn R1203), 45, of the 527th Tactical Fighter Training Aggressor Squadron / 10 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, at RAF Alconbury

Northrop F-5E Tiger II 74-1542
United States Air Force (USAF) - Northrop F-5E Tiger II 74-1542 (msn R1200), 42, of the 527th Tactical Fighter Training Aggressor Squadron / 10 Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, at RAF Alconbury

Fairchild C-119F-FA Flying Boxcar O-18037 (msn 10915, 51-8037), at Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, for display at the Air Force Museum, with Boeing KB-50J 49-0389

Mil Mi-2Ch Chekla 00221. A chemical reconnaissance / smokescreen layer version of the Mi-2. This example has the exhaust / smoke-pipe extensions displaced from their proper positions ov the engine

RAF Avro Anson reconnaissance plane escorting King George VI and Queen Elizabeth across the English Channel, 19 July 1938 Date: 1938

Blackburn Shark bomber and reconnaissance seaplane Date: 1938

Poster, Clement-Bayard, En Reconnaissance (In Recognition). Date: circa 1910

McDonnell Douglas F-4E-42-MC Phantom 69-0266
United States Air Force - McDonnell Douglas F-4E-42-MC Phantom 69-0266 (msn 3798, base code RS'), of the 526th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing

McDonnell Douglas RF-4C-37-MC Phantom 68-0558
United States Air Force - McDonnell Douglas RF-4C-37-MC Phantom 68-0558 (msn 3405), of the 17th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, at Florennes Air Base

Canadair CF-104 104834
Canadian Armed Forces - Canadair CF-104 104834, of 419 Squadron at RAF Woodbridge on 7 August 1969, for the 1969 NATO Tiger Meet, fitted with the CAF's CF-104 reconnaissance pod. Date: 1969

Boeing WC-135B-BN Stratolifter 61-2666
United States Air Force - Boeing WC-135B-BN Stratolifter 61-2666 (msn 18342-C3022), of the 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, at McClellan Air Force Base, Colorado, on 28 October 1967. Date: 1967

Boeing WC-135B-BN Stratolifter 61-2667
United States Air Force - Boeing WC-135B-BN Stratolifter 61-2667 (msn 18343-C3023), of the 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, at McClellan Air Force Base, Colorado, on 28 October 1967. Date: 1967

McDonnell RF-4C Phantom II 65-0891
United States Air Force - McDonnell RF-4C-26-MC Phantom 65-0891 (msn 1508, base code RR), of the 38th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, at RAF Leuchars. Date: 1971

Douglas RB-66 Destroyer 54-0520
United States Air Force - Douglas RB-66B-DL Destroyer 54-0520 (msn 44820), of the 1st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, at RAF Alconbury in June 1964. Date: 1964

Douglas NRA-3B Skywarrior 142256
United States Navy - Douglas NRA-3B Skywarrior 142256 (MSN 11582), the prototype YA3D-2P photo-reconnaissance version, modified for use in several special reconnaissance missions and trials

Dassault Mirage IVP 25 - AX
Armee de l'Air - Dassault Mirage IVP 25 - AX (msn 25), of Escadron de reconnaissance strategique (00-091), at Base aerienne 112 Reims-Champagne on 14 September 1997

United States Air Force - Boeing OC-135W 61-2670 (MSN 18346), on approach to RAF Mildenhall circa February 1999. Built as a C-135B-BN Stratolifter and converted to WC-135B weather aircraft

United States Air Force Boeing WC-135B 61-2666 (msn 18342) at McCleelan Air Force Base. Boeing C-135B-BN Stratolifter (Boeing 717-185)

Sweden, Southeastern Sweden, Nykoping, F11 reconnaissance aircraft, F11 Museum, tail fin Date: 16-05-2019

Battle of Fleurus, 26th June 1794, 1837 (colour engraving)
XIR384201 Battle of Fleurus, 26th June 1794, 1837 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Campaigning in the Free State, Lord Roberts and Staff starting out for a Reconnaissance from his Headquarters at
1599841 Campaigning in the Free State, Lord Roberts and Staff starting out for a Reconnaissance from his Headquarters at Smaldeel (litho) by Begg

Balloon Corps Transport, South Africa, 1899 (b / w photo)
5920864 Balloon Corps Transport, South Africa, 1899 (b/w photo) by Underwood & Underwood (c.1881-1940); National Army Museum

The Expedition for the Relief of General Gordon (litho)
1063812 The Expedition for the Relief of General Gordon (litho) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Expedition for the Relief of General Gordon)

Radar Plane
circa 1949: Side view of a US Navy radar plane in flight, with a large radar dish attached to its top. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Balloon Basket, USMC, World War I, 1910s. Creator: Unknown
63in. long, 37in. wide, 53in. high; cane basket with silver canvas cover

Balloon Basket, USA, World War I, United States Army Air Service, 1910s. Creator: Unknown
Cane basket with miscellaneous rope and fittings - L: 47" W: 42" H: 46"

Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, 1860s. Creator: Unknown
Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, 1860s. Binoculars used by American balloonist, aeronaut, scientist and inventor Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe during the American Civil War

Arado Ar 234 B-2 Blitz (Lightning), 1944. Creator: Arado
Single seat, twin engine jet bomber with RATO. The Arado Ar 234 B Blitz (Lightning) was the worlds first operational jet bomber and reconnaissance aircraft

RQ-7A Shadow 200, 2003. Creator: aI Corporation
Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The RQ-7A provides ground commanders the ability to " see first, understand first

The War in the Soudan (engraving)
1622371 The War in the Soudan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the Soudan. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 2 February 1884)

With the Kurram Movable Column of the Tirah Field Force (litho)
1042712 With the Kurram Movable Column of the Tirah Field Force (litho) by Craig, Frank (1874-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Kurram Movable Column of the Tirah Field Force)

The War in the Soudan (engraving)
1045116 The War in the Soudan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the Soudan)

With the Russians reconnaissance on the Lom (engraving)
1049720 With the Russians reconnaissance on the Lom (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Russians reconnaissance on the Lom)

The War in the East, Japanese Infantry Scouts making a Reconnaissance near Ping Yang (litho)
1048251 The War in the East, Japanese Infantry Scouts making a Reconnaissance near Ping Yang (litho) by Bigot, Georges Ferdinand (1860-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Queens Visit to Grasse, the Twenty-Fifth Battalion of Chasseurs a pied at Work among the Mountains (engraving)
1062414 The Queens Visit to Grasse, the Twenty-Fifth Battalion of Chasseurs a pied at Work among the Mountains (engraving) by English School

The War in Egypt (engraving)
1061021 The War in Egypt (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Egypt)

The Reconnaissance in Force, 8 August (engraving)
1061336 The Reconnaissance in Force, 8 August (engraving) by Villiers, Frederic (1851-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reconnaissance in Force, 8 August)

The War in Egypt, the Ironclad Train during the Reconnaissance of 28 July (engraving)
1061335 The War in Egypt, the Ironclad Train during the Reconnaissance of 28 July (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Egypt)

The War in Egypt, the Naval Occupation of Alexandria, the First Reconnaissance in Force (engraving)
1061328 The War in Egypt, the Naval Occupation of Alexandria, the First Reconnaissance in Force (engraving) by Villiers, Frederic (1851-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

French military airship La Republique at manoeuvres in the Bourbonnais, 1909 (chromolitho)
2815947 French military airship La Republique at manoeuvres in the Bourbonnais, 1909 (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

French Army aviators flying above the eastern frontier (colour litho)
2779639 French Army aviators flying above the eastern frontier (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Army aviators flying above the eastern frontier)

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"Exploring the Skies: A Glimpse into the World of Reconnaissance" From the iconic Two Nimrod R1s of 51 Squadron to the legendary Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, it has always been at the forefront of aviation. This captivating field takes us back in time to witness history unfold through aerial lenses. In 1941, amidst the chaos of World War II, Four Royal Australian Air Force F-111 aircraft soared across enemy lines with unwavering determination. Meanwhile, the Fairey Swordfish Torpedo-Bomber showcased its versatility as it braved treacherous waters during critical missions. The Westland Lysander, shrouded in mystery and created by an unknown genius in 1941, proved instrumental in covert operations. Similarly, Mitsubishi Ki-46-II Dinah played a pivotal role between mid-1944 and 1945 as it gathered vital intelligence for strategic planning. Witnessing a Royal Australian Air Force F-111 gracefully glide through the sky is nothing short of awe-inspiring. Its presence reminds us that reconnaissance remains essential even in modern times. Equally impressive is the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2 of the Royal Air Force - a symbol of technological advancement and precision. As we delve deeper into history's archives, we encounter breathtaking sights such as an SR-71B Blackbird majestically soaring above Sierra Nevada Mountains or a U-2 spy plane masquerading under fictitious NASA markings during Cold War tensions - reminding us that truth can often be disguised behind illusions. Amidst these remarkable machines lies beauty too; behold a Supermarine Spitfire Mk-18 gracefully cutting through clouds with unparalleled elegance. And who could forget about PBY Catalina vintage flying boat? It served not only as an invaluable asset but also captured hearts with its nostalgic charm. Reconnaissance encompasses more than just technology; it embodies courage and dedication.