Spy in the Sky by Stan Stokes. SHN623 Duncan Edwards - Manchester United

Duncan Edwards - Manchester United by Stephen Doig

interdiction or other support missions were 434th pilots

with the sloop Hornet in company

This superb painting by Gerald Coulson is a tribute to all those crews who flew with Bomber Command

Spy in the Sky by Stan Stokes. SHN623 Duncan Edwards - Manchester UnitedSTK0057. Spy in the Sky by Stan Stokes. Ever since the earliest days of flight, military reconnaissance has been a major application for powered aircraft. In the WW I era scouts were utilized in the beginning of the War to report the positions of opposing armies. For most of the last century aircraft utilized in the reconnaissance role were often those that had failed to perform adequately in another role, and became relegated to the reconnaissance