#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

[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

[theworldatwar]

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

[usafphantom8]

Not forgetting much love to the spitfire!

@Caz801 via X

[usafphantom-2]

Prototype Suisei. A reconnaissance attack aircraft developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy toward the end of the Pacific War. Designed as a highly compact special aircraft for deployment from the "I-400-class submarines" with the purpose of launching surprise attacks after takeoff from submarines. It met the end of the war before formal adoption as a military aircraft, so the name with the prefix "prototype" indicating the development stage became its final official designation.

@MaximumOden 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