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

Field Marshal Lord Roberts V

piloted by Bud Anderson

No 72 Squadron Meteor F8 and NF14 fighters over Castle Howard

October 6th 1894

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