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Me-109 is an odd choice for aerial recon as visibility from cockpit was rather poor.late war when Fw 189 was shown to be too vulnerable the recon versions of Bf 109 became the main a/c in tactical/short range recon
Visibility from the cockpit is not as important, in recce work, as visibility from the camera ports
I don't think so.Observation of, and guidance of artillery or strike aircraft, is a totally different role, employing totally different aircraft
What altitudes would these planes fly at, and were they typically alone?
I live only a few miles from Beale AFB, which was the home base for the Blackbird and still is for the Dragon Lady. I even got on the simulator for the Blackbird years ago!
And the book Fooling the Looking Glass tells the story of camoflage, tricks to try to fool other side's recon.
On LW same systems.
I've never read this, it would be an interesting book to read. English Heritage have released a good book on dummy airfield Q sites around the UK and dummy aircraft constructed out of wood and fabric.
With the exception of the Ar 234 and Me 262 in the very late stages of the war, the Germans didn't use unarmed single-seaters in the same manner that the Brits did. The use of high speed recon platforms by the LW was restricted to tactical and battlefield recon only.
Very cool Silence, I'd love to go to Beale. They've got an SR-71 and U-2 on display, havent they?