Condition: Very good condition, clean & tidy copy, well looked-after. Has a white patch in the top right corner of the very first page in from the front cover where it looks like a previous owner has erased some pencil pricing, but has ended up removing the underlying red and white checked pattern as well. This has happened again on the top right corner of the title page (in the yellow panel) where the pencil price is still faintly visible, but the underlying yellow surface has been rubbed off when the pencil was erased

Synopsis: [from front dustjacket flap]: Timely knowledge of the enemy's dispositions and strengths has always been key to the deduction of their intentions and the creation of counter-plans; and from the time of World War 1 reconnaissance to yield such knowledge has become increasingly vital on military thinking. Since the end of World War 2, the use of aircraft for reconnaissance purposes has proliferated not so much in numerical terms of the aircraft involved but in the versatility of the reconnaissance that can now be provided through electronic and infra-red as well as optical means.

Garnered by advanced sensors and processed by high-speed computers on board the reconnaissance aeroplane, the reconnaissance data can now be relayed in real time to the user force by means of a data link system. Moreover, the availability of advanced sensors and processors allows such aircraft to undertake other roles including command of friendly forces and disruption of the enemy's efforts. 

Boeing E-3 Sentry

Ilyushin A-50 'Mainstay'

Lockheed Martin EC-130 Hercules

Lockheed Martin SR-71

Lockheed Martin U-2 and TR-1

McDonnell Douglas RF-4 Phantom 2

Northrop Grumman (General Dynamics) EF-111 Raven

Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye

Northrop Grumman EA-6 Prowler

Dassault Mirage FIR

For each plane, this book details: Manufacturer; Country of Origin; Specification; Type; Accommodation; Entered Service; Left Service; Operational Equipment; Powerplant; Fuel Capacity; Dimensions; Weights; Performance; Variants (i.e. EC-137C)

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