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A fascinating exploration of the feats of the RAF''s photographic reconnaissance aircraft.

The photographic reconnaissance (PR) versions of the Supermarine Spitfire saw service against the Axis Tripartite throughout World War 2. Its superior performance even led to the USAAF adopting the type for the Eighth Air Force''s reconnaissance needs in Europe. PR Spitfires were responsible for some of the most significant intelligence finds of the war from low-level oblique photographs of new German radars in France to locating the battleship Bismarck off the Norwegian coast before it attempted to sortie into the Atlantic. It has been estimated that as much as 80 per cent of Allied intelligence was gathered from aerial photographs, many of which were taken by cameras installed in PR Spitfires.

In this volume, RAF PR specialist Andrew Fletcher details the important part played by the small number of ''photo-recce'' Spitfires in the key theatres of World War 2. His

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(Subject to Confirmation) 1. Origins (1939 to November 1940) 2. Re-organisation (November 1940 to November 1941) 3. Overseas operations (1942–43) 4. USAAF operations (1943–45) 5. Global operations (1944–45) Appendices - Listing of operational units equipped with PR Spitfires (variants and locations) - Colour plates commentaries Index

Spitfire PhotoRecce Units of World War 2

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 17/08/2023
      ISBN13: 9781472854612, 978-1472854612
      ISBN10: 1472854616
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A fascinating exploration of the feats of the RAF''s photographic reconnaissance aircraft.

      The photographic reconnaissance (PR) versions of the Supermarine Spitfire saw service against the Axis Tripartite throughout World War 2. Its superior performance even led to the USAAF adopting the type for the Eighth Air Force''s reconnaissance needs in Europe. PR Spitfires were responsible for some of the most significant intelligence finds of the war from low-level oblique photographs of new German radars in France to locating the battleship Bismarck off the Norwegian coast before it attempted to sortie into the Atlantic. It has been estimated that as much as 80 per cent of Allied intelligence was gathered from aerial photographs, many of which were taken by cameras installed in PR Spitfires.

      In this volume, RAF PR specialist Andrew Fletcher details the important part played by the small number of ''photo-recce'' Spitfires in the key theatres of World War 2. His

      Table of Contents
      (Subject to Confirmation) 1. Origins (1939 to November 1940) 2. Re-organisation (November 1940 to November 1941) 3. Overseas operations (1942–43) 4. USAAF operations (1943–45) 5. Global operations (1944–45) Appendices - Listing of operational units equipped with PR Spitfires (variants and locations) - Colour plates commentaries Index

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