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reconnaissance aircraft wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links toggle the table of contents reconnaissance aircraft 41 languages aragonés العربية azərbaycanca беларуская български català کوردی čeština dansk deutsch ελληνικά español eesti فارسی suomi français հայերեն bahasa indonesia íslenska italiano 日本語 한국어 bahasa melayu nederlands norsk bokmål occitan polski português română русский slovenčina slovenščina shqip svenska தமிழ் ไทย türkçe татарча tatarça українська tiếng việt 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia aircraft designed to observe enemy forces and facilities compare surveillance aircraft which are sometimes separate models a usaf sr 71 high altitude reconnaissance aircraft a reconnaissance aircraft colloquially a spy plane is a military aircraft designed or adapted to perform aerial reconnaissance with roles including collection of imagery intelligence including using photography signals intelligence as well as measurement and signature intelligence modern technology has also enabled some aircraft and uavs to carry out real time surveillance in addition to general intelligence gathering before the development of devices such as radar military forces relied on reconnaissance aircraft for visual observation and scouting of enemy movement an example is the pby catalina maritime patrol flying boat used by the allies in world war ii a flight of u s navy catalinas spotted part of the japanese fleet approaching midway island beginning the battle of midway 1 history edit main article history usaf s rc 135u combat sent reconnaissance elint aircraft prior to the 20th century machines for powered and controllable flight were not available to military forces but some attempts were made to use lighter than air craft during the napoleonic wars and franco prussian war balloons were used for aerial reconnaissance by the french 2 in world war i aircraft were deployed during early phases of battle in reconnaissance roles as eyes of the army to aid ground forces 2 aerial reconnaissance from this time through 1945 was mostly carried out by adapted versions of standard fighters and bombers equipped with film cameras 3 photography became the primary and best known method of intelligence collection for reconnaissance aircraft by the end of world war ii world war i also saw use of floatplanes to locate enemy warships after the battle of jutland demonstrated the limitations of seaplane tenders provisions were made for capital ships to carry launch and recover observation seaplanes these seaplanes could scout for enemy warships beyond the visual range of the ship s lookouts and could spot the fall of shot during long range artillery engagements observation seaplanes were replaced by helicopters after world war ii 4 after world war ii and during the cold war the united states developed several dedicated reconnaissance aircraft designs including the u 2 and sr 71 to monitor the nuclear arsenal of the soviet union 5 other types of reconnaissance aircraft were built for specialized roles in signals intelligence and electronic monitoring such as the rb 47 rb 57 boeing rc 135 and the ryan model 147 drones soviet planes include the myasishchev m 55 since the cold war much of the strategic reconnaissance aircraft role has passed over to satellites 6 and the tactical role to unmanned aerial vehicles uavs this has been proven in successful uses by the united states in desert storm operations 7 see also edit scaneagle reconnaissance uav on its catapult launcher aerial reconnaissance surveillance aircraft list of united states air force reconnaissance aircraft maritime patrol aircraft observation seaplane references edit scouting and early attacks from midway 3 4 june 1942 archived april 13 2010 at the library of congress web archives united states naval historical center 1999 retrieved 18 june 2010 1 2 air power aerial reconnaissance in world war i centennialofflight net archived from the original on 18 march 2018 retrieved 16 march 2018 during world war ii f planes weren t fighters defense media network defensemedianetwork com archived from the original on 17 march 2018 retrieved 16 march 2018 stinson patrick 1986 eyes of the battle fleet proceedings supplement april united states naval institute 87 89 air power aerospace power and the cold war www centennialofflight net archived from the original on 10 october 2017 retrieved 16 march 2018 satelite com spy satellites satelite com archived from the original on 17 march 2018 retrieved 16 march 2018 kumar rajesh march 1997 tactical reconnaissance uavs versus manned aircraft pdf air command and staff college archived from the original pdf on 2016 03 04 retrieved 2015 04 04 external links edit media related to reconnaissance aircraft at wikimedia commons spyflight a tale of two airplanes by kingdon r king hawes lt col usaf ret bonnier corporation january 1919 popular science the popular science monthly bonnier corporation 18 issn 0161 7370 army lockheed yo 3a quiet star official history v t e military and war concepts military service history technology occupational roles recruitment national security cyber data economic energy environmental food roles soldier sailor airman enlisted rank officer 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