Eyes of the Raf: A History of Photo-Reconnaissance

by Roy Conyers Nesbit

Covers the humble beginnings of the discipline, from the pigeon camera to photography out of dirigibles and balloons. The bulk of the book concerns itself with the activities of the Photo-Reconnaissance Group during WWII, during which most of the photography was in support of bombing missions on Axis targets. Includes many b&w photographs never before published. Following a long tradition of silence, there is no mention of the firebombing of Dresden in the book. Distributed in the US by Books International. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

343 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1996

About the author

Roy has a long-established reputation as a leading aviations historian, who served in the wartime RAF.

Reviews

[Robin Patches Ellwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m an ex RAF Air Photography Operator and so found this extremely interesting and it revealed information even I wasn’t aware of.