#reconnaissance

[usafphantom2]

SR-71A

@Violetpilot1 via X

[am--afmil]

Rare and Awesome footage of an SR-71 Blackbird being refueled.

[nocternalrandomness]

High speed pass caught at RAF Mildenhall - May 1986

[usafphantom10]

The prototype of the German long-range heavy bomber and reconnaissance aircraft Junkers Ju-390 (Ju-390) in flight

@Destroye83 via X

[usafpantom12]

Century F-101 Voodoo class interceptor approaching to be refueled in mid-flight, in the background another tanker aircraft can be seen with the hose extended.

@LineroTifon via X

[usafphantom11]

Flaming Japanese Nakajima J1N1 Gekkō "Irving" plunging toward the sea near the Marianas Islands as seen from escort carrier Kitkun Bay, 18 Jun 1944

@HiddenhistoryYT via X

[orbitaltheatre]

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird - a retired strategic reconnaissance aircraft

It was operated by the US Air Force from 1964 - 1998, with only 32 units built and holds records for being the highest-flying and fastest jet, capable of exceeding Mach 3

[theworldatwar]

An RAF reconnaissance pilot scrambles to his Typhoon aeroplane - England 1944