Spy in the Sky by Stan Stokes. (B) PER198 Field Marshal Lord Roberts V

Field Marshal Lord Roberts V

In a classic image of wartime England

David Seaman by Robert Highton

whilst Linke-Crawford was to claim a total of 27

piloted by Bud Anderson

Spy in the Sky by Stan Stokes. (B) PER198 Field Marshal Lord Roberts VSTK0057B. Spy in the Sky by Stan Stokes. Ever since the earliest days of flight, military reconnaissance has been a major application for powered aircraft. In the WW I era scouts were utilized in the beginning of the War to report the positions of opposing armies. For most of the last century aircraft utilized in the reconnaissance role were often those that had failed to perform adequately in another role, and became relegated to the reconnaissance