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Aviation History
1942
1942 - 1479.PDF
^r:-:- ^TSF •MtflP' JULY I6XH, 1942 - FLIGHT 1 OPERATION I N the 1914-18 war almost any slow old tub of an aircraft "was considered good enough for reconnais sance and artillery spotting, but this is no longer possible in 1942. If an A.C. machine is sent out on a job, it must be able to look after itself to some degree. Thus we find Curtiss Tomahawks being adapted for photographic reconnaissance, and their batteries of two 0.5m. and four rifle-calibre machine guns should give a good account of themselves if enemy interference is met. Inspecting photographs—in this case a line-up- (6) plotting the information on a map.
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