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| Which was first High Altitude Strategic Recon Aircraft? |
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Post subject: Aircraft was first High Altitude Strategic Reconnaissance?
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Which Aircraft was first High Altitude Strategic Reconnaissance?
You might be surprised...
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 Tue Nov 2 18:39:59 2004 |
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| Quote: | Service Ceiling:
Ju 86R-1: 42,650 ft. (13,000 m) |
I wouldn't exactly call that "high altitude", but for it's day, I suppose it was.
All depends on what you condier "high". |
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| Wed Nov 3 19:41:55 2004 |
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there was no Ju 86R, you must mean the Ju86P (P for pressurized cockpit)...
And it was not used strategically, only tactically over specific battlefields...
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Last edited by CAG Hotshot on Sat Nov 20 22:05:59 2004; edited 1 time in total |
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| Wed Nov 3 21:26:07 2004 |
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| My vote is for the RB-57 Canberra. |
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| Fri Nov 5 16:51:30 2004 |
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What about the RB-47 Stratojets? Or did the Canberras beat them into service?
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| Thu Nov 11 23:08:41 2004 |
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Oops!  , I dont know!
Hey Zephyr good to see you here again! We definately can use any input you want to give us...
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| Thu Nov 11 23:22:15 2004 |
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| So when will we get the answer? |
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| Sat Nov 20 19:59:54 2004 |
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From 1940 to 1942, the German Luftwaffe used the Ju-86P to fly to a then high altitude of over 40,000 feet for missions over specific battlefields to determine defenses prior to attacks. These missions were considered tactical, as they realted to specific battles with their information used to fight those specific actions.
From 1942 onwards the Germans used different aircraft for the same mission, Such as the Ju-88P, but never to the degree of the Ju86P.
Operation Robin...
In 1952 a combination of British Canberra bombers and USAF RB-57s flew strategic deep penetration intrusions into Russian airspace at over 50,000 feet to photograph Russian airfields. However the RB-57s were flown in British colors, until 1954 when authorized to fly these missions by General Lemay, head of SAC in USAF colors...
The missions were then taken over by RB-47s and supplemented by new 2st generation "Big Wing" RB-57s to continue the missions.
Then, due to delays at Lockheed Skubnkworks with the U-2 program, the RB-57 was improved further, with an additional extension of the "Big Wing" to what we are more familiar with today, and flew to 65,000 feet and contineud the missions without RB-47 suopport...
Then when the U-2 became available for missions in 1956, the RB-57 was delegated to perimeter overflights and all deep penetration missions were flown by CIA pilots in U-2s until May Day, 1960, when Francis Gary Powers was shot dwon by an improved SA-2 missile and tried for espionage. 24 overflight missions had been accomplished by the U-2 until dicontinuation of the program in 1960...
From 1960 forward this mission was taken over by the corona satellites, until supplemented by the CIA A-12 and the USAF SR-71 with followon satellite assets such as the Keyhole satellites...
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| Sat Nov 20 20:02:16 2004 |
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| Well guessing the RB-57 was close... |
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| Sat Nov 20 22:04:33 2004 |
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No, guessing the RB-57 was correct!
The RB-57 was the first High Altitude Strategic Recon Aircraft of the aircraft on that list...
You were the only one to vote correctly, other then myself...
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| Sat Nov 20 22:28:16 2004 |
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| Whoops I missed the "tactical" on the Ju-86 description. See I am smart. Skool was a sucess 4 me! |
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| Sun Nov 21 1:20:47 2004 |
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Ok, you are so smart, go vote in the new poll...
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