Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2 XV232 at Coventry Airport. In 1982 a small number of these maritime patrol aircraft became the world's largest fighter jets being fitted with sidewinders to deal with Argentinian reconnaissance aircraft if necessary. reddit.com/gallery/rzq9hi
The tail of an Etendard IV PM reconnaissance aircraft of Flotilla 16 after being hit by a SA-14 missile above Goradze, ex-Yugoslavia. Aircraft carrier Clemenceau, 15 April 1994. [1085×1600]
The darkroom on USS Intrepid Aircraft Carrier where aerial reconnaissance and other photos were developed. Open to the public at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum in NYC
Heinkel He 111Z Zwilling (English: twin). Its primary role was to be a tow plane for the Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant (Giant) cargo glider. In addition to the Z-1 glider tug, the Z-2 and the Z-3 subvariants were planned to be long-range bombers and long-range reconnaissance aircraft respectively. reddit.com/gallery/se1vl3
[Development] The Battlecruiser Scharnhorst and shipboard reconnaissance aircraft - News - War Thunder warthunder.com/en/news/74…
Henschel HS-130 built as a High altitude research reconnaissance aircraft in1939 but only a Prototype was built.
Russian Tupolev Tu-142, a long range maritime reconnaissance and ASW aircraft icon for five decades. (2464x1268)
What is your favourite fact about the legendary Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird strategic reconnaissance aircraft?
A captured German Messerschmitt Me 110 C-5 (W.Nr. 2177) of the reconnaissance unit 4.(F)/14 (5F+CM). This aircraft was shot down by the Red Section of No. 238 Squadron RAF on 21 July 1940 at Goodwood (UK). The pilot, Oblt. Friedrich Karl Runde managed to put it down in relatively good condition.
Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky – russian aircraft designer and aviation pioneer with his experimental reconnaissance aircraft S-10. Photo is made at the training airfield, Saint-Petersburg, Russia in 1913. reddit.com/gallery/rjtwml
Airspeed AS.39 Fleet Shadower, 1940. Royal Navy idea for a carrier borne long range reconnaissance aircraft to stay in the air for hours while shadowing an enemy fleet. Only 1 prototype was built as airborne radar rendered the concept obsolete. Fun fact the stall speed was only 28 knots. reddit.com/gallery/rbnkdz
The wireless operator of a Lockheed Hudson (No. 206 Squadron) signals with an Aldis lamp to four other aircraft of the Squadron to close formation while returning from a reconnaissance sortie around Heligoland Bight. Colourised. reddit.com/gallery/r61352
The Blohm & Voss BV 141 was a World War II German tactical reconnaissance aircraft, notable for its uncommon structural asymmetry. Although it performed well, it was never ordered into full-scale production. All 20 of the BV 141Bs that were ordered were produced and delivered. reddit.com/gallery/r338z6
A German DFW C.V reconnaissance aircraft (serial 4432/18) captured on Afule aerodrome, Jenin, North Palestine. An Australian Armstrong-Withworth F.K.8 is visible in the background.
Fokker T.IV interwar floatplane bomber and reconnaissance aircraft
The wireless operator of a Lockheed Hudson (No. 206 Squadron) signals with an Aldis lamp to four other aircraft of the Squadron to close formation while returning from a reconnaissance sortie around Heligoland Bight. Colourised with GIMP- 2.10 reddit.com/gallery/r6140p
Some rare film of the Blohm and Voss BV 141 which was was a World War II German tactical reconnaissance aircraft, notable for its uncommon structural asymmetry.
The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft. The Rafale is intended to perform air supremacy, interdiction, aerial reconnaissance, ground support, in-depth strike, anti-ship strike and nuclear deterrence missions.
A Soviet soldier inspects a crashed Focke-Wulf Fw.189 "Uhu" reconnaissance aircraft, downed in or around Stalingrad - 1943
“Japanese ships in Tonolei Harbor, Bougainville, 13 October 1942. Photographed from a U.S. reconnaissance plane, with the film processed by USS Curtiss (AV-4). Anti-aircraft shell bursts are visible just below the center of the view, and both ships appear to be firing their guns at the plane.
Bréguet 14 B2 of the US Army at Colombey-les-Belles in 1918 -The Bréguet 14 was a French biplane bomber and reconnaissance aircraft ordered by the United States Army Air Service (over 600 aircraft).(video Mp4) youtube.com/watch?v=y-Rv0…
US flies reconnaissance aircraft over eastern Ukraine edition.cnn.com/2021/12/2…
RC-135W and E-8C reconnaissance aircrafts flew over Ukraine mil.in.ua/en/news/rc-135w…
ELI5: Why does NATO operate reconnaissance aircraft?
I have, to be generous to myself, a very basic understanding of the purpose and function of NATO - however my understanding was basically that it's a sort of umbrella organisation for various commonly aligned militaries. According to a news report over the weekend, a civilian aircraft landing in Russia was instructed to descend because a NATO reconnaissance aircraft was on course to intersect with its path. What would NATO be doing operating such an aircraft and does proactive intelligence gathering fall within the organisation's purview?
North American O-47, a 1930s observation/photo-reconnaissance aircraft used by the US Army Air Corps. Though advanced for 1937, it was quickly outmoded by newer types during WWII and was thus largely relegated to homefront duties such as anti-submarine/coastal patrol and towing gunnery targets. reddit.com/gallery/qc9vlz
A Dornier Do.17P reconnaissance aircraft destroyed at the Armavir airfield during the Caucasus Campaign. On the fuselage of the aircraft is the emblem of the 1st night reconnaissance squadron. Armavir, Russia February 1943.
A No 9 Squadron, RAAF, Seagull V (Walrus) amphibian, which was launched from the light cruiser, HMAS Sydney II, after a naval bombardment of Bardia on 21 June 1940. The aircraft was shot down by Italian fighters whilst conducting a reconnaissance of the Bardia area. reddit.com/gallery/r8v3uz
The US Air Force E-8C reconnaissance aircraft monitored the situation in eastern Ukraine for the first time censor.net/ua/news/330782…
Airspeed AS.39 Fleet Shadower, 1940. Royal Navy idea for a carrier borne long range reconnaissance aircraft to stay in the air for hours while shadowing an enemy fleet. Only 1 prototype was built as airborne radar rendered the concept obsolete. Fun fact the stall speed was only 28 knots. reddit.com/gallery/rbnj91
Russian Tupolev Tu-142, a long range maritime reconnaissance and ASW aircraft icon for five decades.
Twin Lewis machine guns on a Scarff ring mount in the rear seat of a French Salmson 2 A.2 WWI reconnaissance aircraft
Asymmetric Blohm und Voss Bv 141 prototype reconnaissance aircraft demonstrated in 1938
Yakolev Yak-28, First used in March 1958, It was a swept-wing, Turbojet powered combat aircraft used by the Soviet Union, Produced initially as a tactical bomber, it was also manufactured in reconnaissance, electronic warfare, interceptor, and trainer versions, It was based on the Yak 129 prototype.
The Douglas A-20 Havoc (company designation DB-7) is an American medium bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II. Original color photo servicing an A-20 at Langley Field, Virginia July 1942
Twin Lewis machine guns on a Scarff ring mount in the rear seat of a French Salmson 2 A.2 WWI reconnaissance aircraft
Dzhokhar Dudayev was a Soviet Air Force general and Chechen secularist leader, the first President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, from 1991 to his assassination in 1996 by two laser-guided missiles. His location was detected by a reconnaissance aircraft, which intercepted his phone call.
