On 25 June, Lt Cook was performing a visual reconnaissance mission and just before crossing the lines, a French Nieuport 28 was seen approaching his aircraft . Suddenly, Lt Cooks's plane was fired on by the Nieuport and then he returned fire.
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Estonian citizen Ville Sonn was arrested at a military facility in the western Russian city of Pskov, where he was allegedly doing " visual reconnaissance, " the Interfax news agency said, citing an unidentified source in the Federal Security Service ( FSB ).
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"' Project NANOOK "'was a Cold War reconnaissance effort of the United States that used the 1st RB-29 missions for mapping and visual reconnaissance in the Arctic and along the Northern Soviet Coast ( later missions were Project LEOPARD along the Chukchi Peninsula, then RICKRACK, STONEWORK, and COVERALLS .)
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One award was credited per every 25 hours of combat assault flights ( any flight in which the aircraft was directly involved in combat ), 50 hours of combat support flights ( Visual Reconnaissance or Resupply ), or 100 hours of non-combat service flights ( Administrative or VIP flights ).
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The 169th was equipped with light observation U-3A / B Blue Canoe and in January 1970, the O-2A Skymaster aircraft . The group's mission being to perform visual reconnaissance, as the FAC flew light aircraft slowly over the rough terrain at low altitude to maintain constant aerial surveillance over a combat area.
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The initial mission for the 19th TASS was to fly missions for the South Vietnamese Air Force and train Vietnamese pilots and observers in the 0-1 " Bird Dog " aircraft . This mission was expanded to include forward air support, combat support liaison, visual reconnaissance, forward air control of fighters, artillery adjustment, and escort for convoys, trains, and helicopters.
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Operating from bases in North Africa until November 1943, the group, or elements of the group, engaged in patrolling the Mediterranean; strafing trucks, tanks, gun positions, and supply dumps to support ground troops in Tunisia; training fighter pilots and replacement crews; and flying photographic and visual reconnaissance missions in Tunisia, Sicily, and Italy to provide information needed to adjust artillery fire.
