The Mirage IIIS was intended to be operated as an interceptor, ground attack, and reconnaissance aircraft, using wing pods for the photographic mission.
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Photographic missions were flown beginning on 4 August and continued until 4 September when the B-24s encountered some Russian fighters and turned back without incident.
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This method allowed the pursuit airplanes to retain the advantage of their maneuverability and at the same time to assure to the photographic mission considerable protection in the event of attack.
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He joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1916 and was posted to No . 7 Squadron, where he flew bombing, reconnaissance and photographic missions during the Battle of the Somme.
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After having executed numerous photographic missions, especially during the battle of Verdun he passed to an escadrille de chasse where he immediately asserted himself by his energy and high consciousness of devotion.
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A newer spacecraft, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ( LRO ), entered orbit around the Moon on June 23, 2009, and, after testing, began its photographic mission that September.
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Roundel On 16 October 1940, an Avro Anson ( reference : N9889 MW-S ) from No . 217 Squadron RAF on a photographic mission ditched during a storm west of Guernsey.
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Practice flights included long-distance cross country, photographic missions, formation flying and also, the flying of German aircraft obtained and evaluation of their capabilities and other aspects of their construction.
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On 8 October Lt . Edward R . Moore and 1st Lt . Gardner P . Allen while on a photographic mission displayed extraordinary heroism for which they were later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
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On the 2d, during a photographic mission over Metz, squadron aircraft ran into a large formation of enemy aircraft and engaged in continuous combat which lasted all the way back to the lines.
