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Can't remember ever see a thread about those eyes in the sky... Which would you say was the best photo reconnaissance aircraft of WWII?
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The F5 version of the P38. Its big fat nose meant lots of room for cameras.
And most importantly, it had the range to go where the Spitfire could never get to.
And it had a decent enough speed to keep pursing aircraft at bay.
Its worth remembering that the 8th Airforce used Spitfire XI as well as the F5 and that they asked for the Spit XI because they could do what the F5 couldn't. I don't know the exact range figures but I do know that the Spitfire was able to operate over Germany by day and night so the range was more than good enough.
The recce spit mkIV had a range of 2000 mile however I'd opt for the Lightning F5And the F5 gave you coverage all the way into eastern Poland.
And the 8th AF always wanted P38's because they could do more things that the Spits couldnt do.
And of course in the PTO, the Spitfire simply didnt have the range to do anything.
The recce spit mkIV had a range of 2000 mile however I'd opt for the Lightning F5
With Thor on the Mossies as the best recon machine in the ETO - so good even the USAAF used it![]()
On the Eastern Front, the superior type was definitely the Fw189. I'm not sure what I would go for in the PTO, probably the PBY, and definitely the Liberator for the North Atlantic, as it finally closed the infamous 'Air Gap'.
This is from wiki however if you wish me to scan and edit I can give show where it says 2000 miles in my books. It wasn't uncommon for the Spits to ferry from the UK to Gibraltar2000 miles? You have information to back that up?
And the F5 gave you coverage all the way into eastern Poland.
And the 8th AF always wanted P38's because they could do more things that the Spits couldnt do.
And of course in the PTO, the Spitfire simply didnt have the range to do anything.