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Reconnaissance Collection

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: The Westland Lysander, 1941. Creator: Unknown

The Westland Lysander, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The Westland Lysander, 1941. British army liaison aircraft made by Westland Aircraft, used before and during the Second World War

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: U-2 spy plane with fictitious NASA markings, USA, 1960. Creator: NASA

U-2 spy plane with fictitious NASA markings, USA, 1960. Creator: NASA
U-2 spy plane with fictitious NASA markings, USA, 1960. After Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union during a CIA spy flight on May 1, 1960

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Violent reconnaissance in the Turku region, a scene from the Oolanni War, 1854

Violent reconnaissance in the Turku region, a scene from the Oolanni War, 1854. Creator: Robert Wilhelm Ekman
Violent reconnaissance in the Turku region, a scene from the Oolanni War, 1854

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: 'Aerial Voyages' - mountain ranges of cloud, 1870. Creator: Unknown

"Aerial Voyages" - mountain ranges of cloud, 1870. Creator: Unknown
"Aerial Voyages" - mountain ranges of cloud, 1870. 'Under the title of "Voyages Aeriens, " a large and finely-printed volume of 600 pages has been published by Messrs

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Claire Ogden, giving watch to Lieutenant W.C.F. Brown, between c1915 and c1920

Claire Ogden, giving watch to Lieutenant W.C.F. Brown, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Claire Ogden, giving watch to Lieutenant W.C.F. Brown, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Claire Ogden with Lieutenant W.C.F. Brown in an event related to the 1919 transcontinental reliability

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: British & French artillery observers, between 1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

British & French artillery observers, between 1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British & French artillery observers, between 1915 and 1918. French and British military observers during World War I

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Observation balloon, U.S.A. 9 Dec 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Observation balloon, U.S.A. 9 Dec 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Observation balloon, U.S.A. 9 Dec 1917 (date created or published later). An observation balloon ready to be launched over German trenches in Europe in World War I

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: German observers, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

German observers, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
German observers, between c1915 and 1918. German soldiers, including two on a ladder and one using a binocular trench periscope during World War I

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: French Infantry scouting in woods, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

French Infantry scouting in woods, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
French Infantry scouting in woods, between c1914 and c1915. French soldiers in woods at the beginning of World War I

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Flanders Operations; Before relief of the Belgians by the French... 1917. Creator: Unknown

Flanders Operations; Before relief of the Belgians by the French... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Flanders Operations; Before relief of the Belgians by the French: a French officer inspects the Belgian sector, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: On the Eastern Front; An artillery observer in a position captured... 1917. Creator: Unknown

On the Eastern Front; An artillery observer in a position captured... 1917. Creator: Unknown
On the Eastern Front; An artillery observer in a position captured from September 7 to 10, between Lake Malik and Lake Ohrid, 1917

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Apres Trebizonde; Une reconnaissance russe dans les montagnes du Kop-Dagh

Apres Trebizonde; Une reconnaissance russe dans les montagnes du Kop-Dagh, 1916 (1924) Creator: Unknown
Apres Trebizonde; Une reconnaissance russe dans les montagnes du Kop-Dagh, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Les Batailles de l'Artois; le rentree du ballon (nord d'Arras), 1915. Creator: Francois Flameng

Les Batailles de l'Artois; le rentree du ballon (nord d'Arras), 1915. Creator: Francois Flameng
Les Batailles de l'Artois; le rentree du ballon (nord d'Arras), 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Le general Sarrail en Aeroplane, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Le general Sarrail en Aeroplane, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le general Sarrail en Aeroplane; le general Sarrail a pris la place de l'observateur sur un des biplans de ses escadrilles, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Le general Sarrail en Aeroplane; Avant le depart, 1916. Creator: Unknown

Le general Sarrail en Aeroplane; Avant le depart, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le general Sarrail en Aeroplane; Avant le depart: le chef de l'armee d'Orient donne ses instructions a l'officier aviateur qui va conduire au-dessus des lignes ennemies, 1916

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Sur le front d'artois - l'album de Jean Lefort; Manoeuvre d'un ballon observateur, 1915 (1916)

Sur le front d'artois - l'album de Jean Lefort; Manoeuvre d'un ballon observateur, 1915 (1916)
Sur le front d'artois - Feuilles d'Album de Jean Lefort; Manoeuvre d'un ballon observateur (Aux environs de la ferme Margot, 24 fevrier 1915.), 1915

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Reconnoitring at Cronstadt, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Reconnoitring at Cronstadt, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Reconnoitring at Cronstadt, 1854. Crimean War. Fort Peter I.; Fort Alexander; Fort Menschikoff; "Bulldog"; "Phlegethon"

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Tier 3 DarkStar on ramp, Dryden Flight Research Center, California, USA, September 14

Tier 3 DarkStar on ramp, Dryden Flight Research Center, California, USA, September 14, 1995. The Tier III- (minus) unpiloted aerial vehicle is inspected by NASA personnel

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Balloon Basket, USMC, World War I, 1910s. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Balloon Basket, USA, World War I, United States Army Air Service, 1910s. Creator: Unknown

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"

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, 1860s. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, 1964. Creator: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, 1964. Creator: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Twin-engine, two-seat, supersonic strategic reconnaissance aircraft; airframe constructed largley of titanium and its alloys; vertical tail fins are constructed of a composite

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: UAV, General Atomics MQ-1L Predator A, 2000. Creator: General Atomics

UAV, General Atomics MQ-1L Predator A, 2000. Creator: General Atomics
Satellite data link system, an Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) stabilized gimbal containing two color video cameras and a forward looking infrared (FLIR) as well as synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Arado Ar 234 B-2 Blitz (Lightning), 1944. Creator: Arado

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

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: RQ-7A Shadow 200, 2003. Creator: aI Corporation

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

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Lockheed U-2C, 1955. Creator: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

Lockheed U-2C, 1955. Creator: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, used by CIA, NASA, and USAF. This U-2 flew the first operational mission over the USSR on 4 July 1956

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: The Iris about to rise from the water, 1933. Creator: Unknown

The Iris about to rise from the water, 1933. Creator: Unknown
The Iris about to rise from the water, 1933. The Blackburn Iris, a British three-engined biplane flying boat, was used as a long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft by the Royal Air Force

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: A Reconnaissance in Force with General Frenchs Cavalry Near Colesberg, 1900. Creator

A Reconnaissance in Force with General Frenchs Cavalry Near Colesberg, 1900. Creator
A Reconnaissance in Force with General Frenchs Cavalry Near Colesberg, 1900. John French led a reconnaissance during the Second Boer War and although he did not succeed in capturing Colesberg

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: The Fourth Arm in the Great War: French Air-scouts at work, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920)

The Fourth Arm in the Great War: French Air-scouts at work, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). A powerfully engined French biplane as used for detailed reconnaissance

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Blackburn Botha - Operational Service Trainer, 1941. Creator: Turner

Blackburn Botha - Operational Service Trainer, 1941. Creator: Turner
Blackburn Botha - Operational Service Trainer, 1941. Advertisement for the Blackburn B.26 Botha, British four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber built by Blackburn Aircraft

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: The Blackburn Botha, 1941. Creator: Unknown

The Blackburn Botha, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The Blackburn Botha, 1941. Blackburn B.26 Botha, British four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber built by Blackburn Aircraft. During the Second World War it proved to be underpowered

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Reconnaissance riders, 1870 / 71, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Reconnaissance riders, 1870 / 71, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Reconnaissance riders, 1870/71, (1936). Erkundungsritt, 1870/71. Prussian soldiers gather information on the movements of the enemy during the Franco-Prussian War

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Reconnaissance ride of Count Zeppelin at Schirlenhof, 26 July 1870, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Reconnaissance ride of Count Zeppelin at Schirlenhof, 26 July 1870, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Reconnaissance ride of Count Zeppelin at Schirlenhof, 26 July 1870, (1936). Erkundungsritt Des Grafen Zeppelin Bei Schirlenhof, 26 Juli 1870

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: The 6th Regiment of Cavalry (Hussars, Canada), 1890. Creator: Godfrey Douglas Giles

The 6th Regiment of Cavalry (Hussars, Canada), 1890. Creator: Godfrey Douglas Giles
The 6th Regiment of Cavalry (Hussars, Canada), 1890. From " Her Majestys Army, Vol. III", by Walter Richards. [J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited, London, ]

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Heinkel HD55 flying boat, 1932. Creator: Unknown

Heinkel HD55 flying boat, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Heinkel HD55 flying boat, 1932. German biplane used as a reconnaissance aircraft aboard Soviet warships, with 500-600 horse power air-cooled Siemens engine

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Focke-Wulf W 4 floatplane, 1920s, (1932). Creator: Unknown

Focke-Wulf W 4 floatplane, 1920s, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Focke-Wulf W 4 floatplane, 1920s, (1932). The German W 4 was designed in 1927 as a reconnaissance floatplane. From " Die Eroberung Der Luft", (The Conquest of the Air)

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Albatros L76 Aeolus plane, 1920s, (1932). Creator: Unknown

Albatros L76 Aeolus plane, 1920s, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Albatros L76 Aeolus plane, 1920s, (1932). German military reconnaissance aircraft with 490 horse power water-cooled BMW engine

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Observer of a kite-balloon testing the telephone before ascending, France, World War I, 1916

Observer of a kite-balloon testing the telephone before ascending, France, World War I, 1916. During the Somme Offensive of July-November 1916

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Plastuns at Sevastopol, 1874. Artist: Perov, Vasili Grigoryevich (1834-1882)

Plastuns at Sevastopol, 1874. Artist: Perov, Vasili Grigoryevich (1834-1882)
Plastuns at Sevastopol, 1874. Found in the collection of the Museum of Russian Art, Kiev

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Zero Feet, Near Zero Hour, 1940-1942, (1943)

Zero Feet, Near Zero Hour, 1940-1942, (1943). Low-flying aircraft took this reconnaissance photograph of Dieppe, 36 hours before the operation began. A German sentry is at the bridgehead

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: The Eyes of the Fleet: A Short Seaplane, c1918 (1919). Artist: Geoffrey Watson

The Eyes of the Fleet: A Short Seaplane, c1918 (1919). Artist: Geoffrey Watson
The Eyes of the Fleet: A Short Seaplane, c1918 (1919). From The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co. Limited, London, Melbourne and Toronto, 1919]

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: All her eggs in one basket, 1940 (1943)

All her eggs in one basket, 1940 (1943)
All her eggs in one basket. All six of italys battleships are shown safely at anchor in the outer harbour at Taranto, 1940 (1943)

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Commando Raiders who pierced the Channel defences at Boulogne, 1942

Commando Raiders who pierced the Channel defences at Boulogne, 1942
Commando Raiders who pierced the Channel defences at Boulogne during the early hours of April 22nd forming up before crossing the Channel, 1942

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Observation balloon about to ascend, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers

Observation balloon about to ascend, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Observation balloon about to ascend, World War I, c1914-c1918. From a box set of stereoscopic cards titled The Great War

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: The Hindenburg Line from 8000 feet, France, World War I, c1916-c1918

The Hindenburg Line from 8000 feet, France, World War I, c1916-c1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
The Hindenburg Line from 8000 feet, France, World War I, c1916-c1918. The Hindenburg Line was a vast system of defences built by the German Army on the Western Front in the winter of 1916-1917

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: The picture that sank a battleship, 1941 (1943). Artist: Michael Suckling

The picture that sank a battleship, 1941 (1943). Artist: Michael Suckling
The picture that sank a battleship, 1941 (1943). A reconnaissance photograph taken by Spitfire pilot Flying Officer Michael Suckling showing the German battleship Bismarck moored in Grimstadfjord

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Launching a paravane from the battleship HMS Rodney, 1937

Launching a paravane from the battleship HMS Rodney, 1937. Invented by Charles Dennistoun Burney, the paravane was designed as a countermeasure against enemy naval mines

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Fairey III F reconnaissance plane taking of from the aircraft carrier HMS Courageous, 1937

Fairey III F reconnaissance plane taking of from the aircraft carrier HMS Courageous, 1937. The Fairey III F entered service in 1927 but was obsolete by the Second World War

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Eyes of the Fleet, 1937

Eyes of the Fleet, 1937. A reconaissance aircraft flying above a British warship. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: French cavalry on a reconnaissance mission, Somme, France, 1914

French cavalry on a reconnaissance mission, Somme, France, 1914. In the face of machine guns, modern artillery and barbed wire

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: The Return of the Balloon, Artois, France, 10 June 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng

The Return of the Balloon, Artois, France, 10 June 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
The Return of the Balloon, Artois, France, 10 June 1915, (1926). Observation balloons were used extensively by both sides on the Western Front as a means of determining enemy positions

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Three-seated aeroplane on a photographic mission, protected by a Spad fighter aircraft, 1918 (1926)

Three-seated aeroplane on a photographic mission, protected by a Spad fighter aircraft, 1918 (1926)

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: The balloon Entreprenant, flown by Coutelle, at the Battle of Fleurus, 1794 (1890s)

The balloon Entreprenant, flown by Coutelle, at the Battle of Fleurus, 1794 (1890s). In 1794 the revolutionary Committee of Public Safety established a company of balloonists for the French Army

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Transport of the balloon Entreprenant from Mauberge to Charleroi, 1794 (1890s)

Transport of the balloon Entreprenant from Mauberge to Charleroi, 1794 (1890s). In 1794 the revolutionary Committee of Public Safety established a company of balloonists for the French Army

Background imageReconnaissance Collection: Captain Marconnet and Lieutenant Fequant, French army aviators, c1910

Captain Marconnet and Lieutenant Fequant, French army aviators, c1910. On 9th June 1910 Marconnet and Fequant made the first aerial reconnaisance flight in an aeroplane


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