Reconnaissance Collection (page 7)

Aerial view, Bailleul, Nord, Northern France, WW1
Aerial view of Bailleul, Nord, Northern France, in January 1918, before the German advance in April. Date: 1918

Crimean War, the Turkish reconnaissance
Crimean War -- the Turkish reconnaissance, with General Pelissier, Omar Pasha and Lord Raglan. 1855

Sallyport Hotel, Portsmouth
Reception of the Sallyport Hotel, Portsmouth, where Lieutenant Commander Lionel Kenneth Phillip Buster Crabb (1909-1956) stayed on the night of 18/19 April 1956

Rumpler C. IV. German single-engine, two-seat reconnaissance
Rumpler C.IV. German single-engine, two-seat reconnaissance biplane. Designer: Dr. Edmund Rumpler. ManufacturerRumpler Flugzeugwerke. Introduction: 1917. Deutches Museum. Munich. Germany

Reconnaissance Balloons
Rodeks observation balloon for the German Army reduces weight by dispensing with the basket, but the observer might feel over-exposed, and become uncomfortable after a while. Date: 1895

Austrians V Russians
On the frontiers of Galicia, Austrians fire on Russian reconnaissance flights - an early example of anti-aircraft defences in action ! Date: January 1913

Boer / Cartoon / Uk General
CARTOONS A British general on reconnaissance during the Boer War discovers a mountain. Satire on British incompetence. Date: 1900

A Kite Balloon car over the Western Front, WW1
Two observers in the basket of a kite balloon pictured spotting activity on the ground below. The Kite Balloon section (often known as the balloonatics)

Heinkel HE8 reconnaissance floatplanes, Danish Navy
Three Heinkel HE8 reconnaissance floatplanes, belonging to the Danish Navy. Date: 1930s

WW1 - Russian reconnaissance plane, 1915
WW1 - A Russian airfield covered in snow with Russian sky-pilots seated in their aircraft. Surrounded by their fellow airmen

WW1 - Aircraft - The Henri Farman HF. 20
WW1 - The Farman HF.20 and its derivatives were a family of reconnaissance aircraft produced in France shortly before and during the First World War

Vickers FB 14 two-seater fighter reconnaissance plane, serial no. A3505, prototype for a series of two-seat general-purpose machines. Date: circa 1916

SPAD XI a two seat reconnaissance type whose performance was unimpressive Despite this, 1, 000 were built

Sopwith Buffalo two-seat support and reconnaissance plane
Sopwith Buffalo two-seat close air support and reconnaissance plane. It first appeared in September 1918, too late to go into production. Seen here is serial no. H 5892. Date: circa 1918

Royal Aircraft Factory two-seater RE 7, first flown in early 1915, used as a light bomber, an escort fighter and for reconnaissance, but withdrawn by the end of 1916 because of design problems

Royal Aircraft Factory FE 9 two-seat reconnaissance fighter which first flew in early spring 1917. It was an outmoded design, and only three development aircraft flew

Royal Aircraft Factory reconnaissance bomber RE 8
Royal Aircraft Factory two-seat reconnaissance bomber RE 8, of which over 4, 000 were built from mid-1916. It sadly proved ready prey to German fighters. Date: circa 1916

Royal Aircraft Factory FE 2b of which nearly 2, 000 were built from spring 1915. It was used as a fighter, night bomber and for reconnaissance. Serial no

Royal Aircraft Factory FE 2d two seater plane, with pilot, observer and reconnaissance camera. It helped end the scourge of the notorious Fokker Eindecker. Date: circa 1915-1917

Rumpler CI two-seat reconnaissance German biplane
Rumpler CI 53/16 two-seat reconnaissance German biplane. The CI was considered to be the best and most reliable of all C types produced. Date: circa 1916-1918

Royal Aircraft Factory BE 2c
Royal Aircraft Factory two-seater BE 2c, which made its debut in April 1915, used for reconnaissance, as a bomber and anti-submarine patroller, and for training purposes

Royal Aircraft Factory BE 2A reconnaissance plane
Royal Aircraft Factory BE 2A two-seater reconnaissance plane, the first British aircraft to land in France two weeks after the outbreak of the First World War

Potez 6311 -the French built over 700 to fill various roles including fighters, light bomber and reconnaissance Underpowered they were ready prey to German fighters

Nieuport 10A. 2 two-seater reconnaissance plane
Nieuport 10A.2 two-seater reconnaissance plane of the Royal Naval Air Service, with men of an RFC unit. Date: circa 1914-1918

Morane-Saulnier BB two-seat biplane
Morane-Saulnier BB two-seat reconnaissance and escort fighter biplane with two observer-operated Lewis guns. Date: circa 1915-1916

Nakajima Ki-4 Army Type 94 -this reconnaissance, later trainer was withdrawn by 1943

Hansa-Brandenburg FB German flying boat
Hansa-Brandenburg FB German two-seat flying boat reconnaissance scout. Date: circa 1915-1918

Gotha G I German long range reconnaissance bomber
Gotha G I German long range three-seater reconnaissance bomber 9/15, completed and first flown in early 1915. Seen here is the prototype, with three-man crew. Date: circa 1915

Friedrichshafen FF 33E German plane on ships hoist
Friedrichshafen FF 33E German scout plane (serial no. 841), nicknamed the Wolfchen (Baby Wolf), seen here on a ships hoist on 6 March 1918

Focke Wulf FW 200C -one of the major scourges of Allied convoys over both the Atlantic and Arctic oceans

Fiesler Fi 156 Storch-used for tactical reconnaissance and special operations

German Type AE observation balloon, copied from a French model, which was used extensively from early summer 1916 onwards. It was capable of day and night operation

De Havilland DH98 Mosquito, used by the US Army Air Force for photo-reconnaissance

De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito -here is the very first of this illustrious line Built mainly of wood, the Mosquito proved readily adaptable for bombing, fighting or reconnaissance

Curtiss JN or Jenny two-seater biplane, used by the US Army mainly for reconnaissance duties from December 1914. Also used by the British RNAS from 1915. Seen here is RNAS JN-3 serial no. 3376

Douglas B-18A Bolo -these of US Armys 27th Reconnaissance Squadron Used by both the US and Canadians for offshore patrols

Dornier Do 26C -built as long range mailplanes for Lufthansa, they provided ocean going reconnaissance

Rene Pierre Marie Dorme, French fighter ace
Rene Pierre Marie Dorme (1894-1917), French fighter ace. He became a pilot in 1915, firstly flying reconnaissance and later fighter planes. He was killed in combat, with 23 victories to his credit

Aviatik CI showing an early example of this two seat reconnaissance type

Avro 504 -the right aircraft at the right time Used as bomber, fighter and reconnaissance before becoming a long-lived trainer

Armstrong Whitworth FK 8 two-seat reconnaissance bomber, first flown in May 1916, with an operational debut in January 1917. Production ended in July 1918. Date: circa 1916-1918

ANF Mureaux 114-first flown in 1931, less than 300 of this series were built 11 of this reconnaissance type were lost during the Spring 1940 invasion

Blohm u Voss BV138C being hoisted into the water Used for long ranged overwater reconnaissance Became the scourge of Allied Arctic convoys

They ve evidently seen me by Bruce Bairnsfather
They ve evidently seen me. A British soldier, precariously peering out the top of a chimney pot, binoculars in hand, is narrowly missed by an enemy shell

German plane attacked by British anti-aircraft gun, WW1
A British scouting biplane, attacked by machine gun fire from a larger German aeroplane over Belgian territory, witnesses the enemy plane spiral to earth in flames after being hit by anti-aircraft

RFC after reconnaissance work on Western Front, WW1
The pilot and observer of a Royal Flying Corps aeroplane are helped back to their rest quarters after returning from a reconnaissance mission over the Western Front

Wooden Propeller painted with either an RE8 or a BE2E on a spotting and reconnaissance mission leaving English coastline over the North Sea.. J. Willey J

Captain Davies encounters two German sentries, Messines
Captain Davies (1st/8th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment - TF) encounters two German sentries while on an evening reconnaissance - Messines, June 1915. Deeds That Thrill The Empire - Page 242. W. Avis

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