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and during the same day a similar mission was flown by German mercenaries in
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variants. With their armaments removed, these planes could attain a maximum speed of 396 mph while flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet, and were used for photo-reconnaissance missions. The
Spitfire PR was fitted with five cameras, which were heated to ensure good results (while the cockpit
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and cannon with four high-quality K-17 cameras. Approximately 120 F-4 and F-4As were hurriedly made available by March 1942, reaching the 8th
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of the RAF suggested that airborne reconnaissance may be a task better suited to fast, small aircraft which would use their speed and high service ceiling to avoid detection and interception. Although this may perhaps seem obvious today with modern reconnaissance tasks performed by fast, high flying
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During 1942 and 1943, the CIU gradually expanded and was involved in the planning stages of practically every operation of the war, and in every aspect of intelligence. In 1945, daily intake of material averaged 25,000 negatives and 60,000 prints. Thirty-six million prints were made during the war.
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The first reconnaissance flight in Europe took place in Greece, over
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excelled in the photo-reconnaissance role; the converted bomber was fitted with three cameras installed in what had been the bomb bay. It had a cruising speed of 255 mph, maximum speed of 362 mph and a maximum altitude of 35,000 feet. The first converted PRU (Photo-Reconnaissance Unit)
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American personnel had for some time formed an increasing part of the CIU and on 1 May 1944 this was finally recognised by changing the title of the unit to the Allied
Central Interpretation Unit (ACIU). There were then over 1,700 personnel on the unit's strength. A large number of photographic
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Low cost miniature UAVs demand increasingly miniature imaging payloads. Developments in miniature electronics have fueled the development of increasingly capable surveillance payloads, allowing miniature UAVs to provide high levels of capability in never before seen packages.
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for high altitude flight. The photographic reconnaissance version of the B-29 was designated F-13 and carried a camera suite of three K-17B, two K-22 and one K-18 with provisions for others; it also retained the standard B-29 defensive armament of a dozen
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they gathered information. Moreover, the presence of the balloon had a demoralizing effect on the
Austrian troops, which improved the likelihood of victory for the French troops. To operate such balloons, a new unit of the French military, the
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images, using a between plate overlap of exactly 60%. Despite initial scepticism about the possibility of German rocket development, stereoscopic analysis proved its existence and major operations, including the 1943 offensives against the
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and were used increasingly frequently as they proved their pivotal military worth; by 1918 both sides were photographing the entire front twice a day and had taken over half a million photos since the beginning of the conflict.
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was not). In the reconnaissance role, the
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Swedish landscape during its flights. Maul improved his camera rockets and the Austrian Army even tested them in the
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was the world's largest combat-operational bomber when it appeared in 1944, with a top speed of over 350 mph which at that time was outstanding for such a large and heavy aircraft; the B-29 also had a
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effect when viewed in a stereoscope, thus creating a perception of depth that could aid in cartography and in intelligence derived from aerial images. The dirigibles were eventually allocated to the
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fighters to destroy. More than 1,500 Ki-46s were built and its performance was upgraded later in the war with the Ki-46-III variant. Another purpose-designed reconnaissance aircraft for the
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airplanes, they not only overcame enemy air attacks, but also bucked 65 mile-per-hour winds, anti-aircraft fire, and malfunctioning equipment to complete their task circa 19 January 1918.
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are now able to deploy air assets quickly and directly. The low cost and ease of operation of these miniature UAVs has enabled forces such as the Libyan Rebels to use miniature UAVs.
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company, greatly enhancing the efficiency of aerial photography. The camera was inserted into the floor of the aircraft and could be triggered by the pilot at intervals.
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observation planes, equipped with cameras for reconnaissance. The French Army developed procedures for getting prints into the hands of field commanders in record time.
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231:'s kite-borne camera photographs of
2674:"'Eternal planes' to watch over us"
2331:"USAF not ready to retire the U-2."
2299:Fickes, Michael (October 1, 2004).
1682:"The History of Aerial Photography"
1346:promoted its proposal to develop a
1304:aircraft in one squadron aboard an
940:, being essentially a powered long-
217:Pigeon with German miniature camera
106:Imagery intelligence § History
53:circa June 1944. It is marked with
2651:"Digital Joint Reconnaissance Pod"
2036:"Unlocking Buckinghamshire's Past"
1862:. Marshall Cavendish. p. 33.
1655:"Remote Sensing Tutorial Overview"
1584:First, Lasts & Onlys: Military
809:Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
487:High-speed reconnaissance aircraft
25:
2509:Bronk, Justin (5 November 2013).
2329:Butler, Amy and David A Fulghum.
2192:from the original on May 18, 2017
1976:"Early Days Remote Sensing (PDF)"
1147:, the United States begun to use
1131:and its American development the
664:, replaced the nose-mounted four
440:used five Australian pilots from
102:Aerial photography § History
2759:. London: Zenith Imprint, 2001.
2177:Ehrhard, Thomas P. (July 2010).
1452:; and the US Navy's F-14 Tomcat
1442:Digital Joint Reconnaissance Pod
1393:(airplane – electric propulsion)
853:in combat in 1944, and the twin-
649:. Such aircraft were painted in
495:
394:A German observation plane, the
114:
80:purpose that is conducted using
2537:Axe, David (13 December 2012).
2516:Royal United Services Institute
2484:Norris, Guy (4 November 2013).
1628:"History of Aerial Photography"
1359:Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel
506:needs additional citations for
336:reconnaissance aircraft of the
1258:National Reconnaissance Office
358:using the British dirigible
1:
2220:. history.navy.mil. pp.
2106:"FAI Canberra World Records."
1910:"Photography Before Edgerton"
1564:Gillispie, Charles Coulston.
1286:opted to convert many of its
1202:, or spy planes, such as the
1031:Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
738:United States Army Air Forces
675:United States Army Air Forces
413:in 1915 with the help of the
352:Frederick Charles Victor Laws
2602:. aeryon.com. Archived from
2362:24 February 2008 at Wikiwix
2118:. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
1843:"Royal Flying Corps Founded"
1759:"The World's First Warplane"
1626:Podolski Consulting (2009).
1298:North American A-5 Vigilante
466:Royal Aircraft Factory BE.12
2672:Twist, Jo (2 August 2005).
2149:. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
1353:, which it referred to the
994:Central Interpretation Unit
894:'s perceived threat of the
787:Consolidated B-32 Dominator
238:In the early 20th century,
128:the scope of other articles
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2301:"Automated Eye In The Sky"
1328:(UAVs), such as the armed
962:
705:Mosquito was delivered to
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194:1794 conflict with Austria
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132:Aerial photography#History
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2158:Natola 2002, pp. 179–181.
1172:(USAF) during the 1960s.
1129:English Electric Canberra
955:flown prior to May 1945.
763:(F-9). The revolutionary
2712:. London: Putnam, 1970.
2111:12 February 2009 at the
2096:Polmar 2001, p. 11.
2010:Downing, Taylor (2011).
1923:Downing, Taylor (2011).
1326:unmanned aerial vehicles
1254:satellite reconnaissance
775:.50 caliber machine guns
602:with their armament and
407:Battle of Neuve Chapelle
2725:Schiffer Publishing Ltd
2336:8 December 2012 at the
2279:airforce-technology.com
2070:March 12, 2013, at the
1948:Cotton, Sidney (1969).
1322:surveillance satellites
1256:was coordinated by the
1200:reconnaissance aircraft
1170:United States Air Force
734:United States Air Force
717:and later variants had
662:Lockheed P-38 Lightning
423:Austro-Hungarian Empire
203:French Aerostatic Corps
82:reconnaissance aircraft
18:Tactical reconnaissance
2305:GovernmentSecurity.com
2253:Warplanes of the Fleet
1789:9 October 2012 at the
1653:Nicholas M. Short Sr.
1600:Nicholas M. Short Sr.
1505:Spatial reconnaissance
1391:AeroVironment Wasp III
1386:
1282:During the 1960s, the
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1206:and its successor the
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2695:de Havilland Mosquito
2576:. The DEW Line blog.
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2824:Military cartography
2631:on 27 September 2016
2000:Stanley 2010, p. 35.
1731:"Maul Camera Rocket"
1490:Imagery intelligence
1480:Air observation post
1264:also contributed to
1162:signals intelligence
1143:. Shortly after the
965:Imagery intelligence
761:B-17 Flying Fortress
747:were not as fast as
515:improve this article
462:Edward Patrick Kenny
458:Allan Runciman Brown
235:starting from 1889.
90:imagery intelligence
88:, the collection of
2147:The Cold War Museum
2127:Lewis 1970, p. 371.
1991:Bowman 2005, p. 21.
1747:(summary and photo)
1688:on 6 September 2008
1568:. pp. 372–373.
1485:Forward air control
1436:Reconnaissance pods
1302:Grumman F-14 Tomcat
1268:development of the
1184:San Cristóbal, Cuba
785:of April 1942. The
411:John Moore-Brabazon
255:Maul Camera Rockets
148:into a new article.
2498:on March 30, 2015.
2142:2008-02-27 at the
1470:Aerial photography
1419:Bayraktar Mini UAV
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1279:during the 1960s.
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1757:Maksel, Rebecca.
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