ROYAL AIR FORCE: OPERATIONS BY THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE UNITS, 1939-1945. - Vertical photographic-reconnaissance aerial taken during the first successful photographic-reconnaissance mission undertaken by a Supermarine Spitfire of the "Special Survey Flight". This was the first exposure made at 33,000 feet, using a Type aerial camera with a 5-inch lens. The area covered shows villages in the Verviers district of Liege Province, Belgium, centered on the small town of Bullingen. The southern end of Stausee Butgenbach can be seen at bottom centre. , Royal Air Force, 2 Camouflage Unit

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