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1955
1955 - 1622.PDF
FLIGHT, 11 November 1955 739 RECONNAISSANCE SYMPOSIUM "Photo Facsimile' is Introduced at Munchen Gladbach A Canberra P.R.7, Swift F.R.5 (nearest camera) and a Dutch RT-33A symbolize NATO co-operation. FROM the 3rd Central Region Reconnaissance Symposium,which ended at Munchen Gladbach (Headquarters ofNorthern Forces Central Europe) a few days ago, emerged the new term "photo facsimile," a process which uses the prin-ciples of television. An officially approved statement remarks that, although electronic work has been in progress for some yearswith a view to cutting down the delays between the taking of recon- naissance photographs and the reception of the information bythe striking force, it has only now been admitted by Service chiefs that photo facsimile is "imminently practicable." The symposium was attended by a hundred delegates who sawa practical demonstration of the equipment, a certain amount of which has been tested in recent exercises. This equipment makesit possible to relay a photograph almost instantaneously from one station to another, either by land line or radio. It is admitted,however, that there is still a long way to go before "the real answer" is found. This would be something along the lines ofT.V. cameras in reconnaissance aircraft transmitting their target information to the viewing screens of a bomber force followingthem up. Delegates to the conference were told that great progress hadbeen made in the photo-reconnaissance coverage of AAFCE, which now extends over the whole of Western Europe from theBaltic to the Mediterranean. This improvement was due largely to inter-nation agreements between NATO countries and theintroduction of new types of aircraft—the Martin RB-57 Can- berra and Republic RF-84F Thunderflash of the U.S.A.F., theEnglish Electric Canberra P.R.7 (stated to carry seven cameras) Above, Col. T. D. Brown, head of the Reconnais- sance Division at H.Q. AAFCE, and Col. L. Curry, also of AAFCE, inspect a Swift F.R.5. On the right, delegates to the symposium inspect the camera equipment of a Canberra P.R.7. Left to right, they are: Col. T. D. Brown, Capt. L. Krees, R.N.A.F., Cpl. L. L Magee, S/L. G. G. Thomas, S/L S. R. Walton, Command Photographic Officer 2nd A.T.A.F., and Col. L J. C. Lecerf, AAFCE.
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