Military Reconnaissance - National Air and Space Museum
Military reconnaissance is an operation to obtain information relating to the activities, resources, or military forces of a foreign nation or armed group. It uses balloons, aviation, and space …
Early Spies in the Skies - National Air and Space Museum
Jun 23, 2023 · His work greatly advanced the technology in many fields of aerial photographic science including night reconnaissance photography, in-flight processing, high-altitude and …
Reconnaissance - National Air and Space Museum
May 3, 2023 · While reconnaissance often refers to the collection of information as it relates to military operations, the National Air and Space Museum also offers a large collection of …
D-Day: Aerial Photography in Action - National Air and Space …
Jun 2, 2019 · D-Day was the boldest, riskiest and most anticipated operation of the entire World War II European Theater. To succeed in the Allied invasion of France, Allied commanders …
Cold War Aviation - National Air and Space Museum
Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War resulted in a competition to create advanced technologies aimed at gathering intelligence. Aerial …
Bird’s Eye Viewfinder: 160 Years of Aerial Photography
Jul 28, 2018 · The development of reconnaissance aircraft to record enemy movements and defenses during World War I further fueled the airborne use of photography. With the vast …
The Beginnings and Basics of Aerial Photography
Jun 21, 2023 · The Many Uses of Aerial Photography Using balloons, and later aircraft, for aerial photography proved to be useful in conducting military reconnaissance—but aerial …
Cuban Missile Crisis Reconnaissance Photo, 1962 - National Air …
Straight vertical color aerial reconnaissance photograph showing a Soviet SA-2 Missile (V-75 Dvina, Guideline) surface to air missile (SAM) site in La Coloma, Cuba, November 10, 1962, …
Camera, Aerial, Hycon 73B - National Air and Space Museum
During the Cold War, the Hycon 73B installed in the Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, was an essential intelligence-gathering tool of the United States. As the world's premier high …
What Did It Mean to Be a Flying Ace? - National Air and Space …
Jul 30, 2025 · Balloons used for aerial reconnaissance became targets for enemy planes. Enemy aircraft often fired incendiary bullets that would ignite the balloon’s hydrogen gas.