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| Keywords: outdoor Lot 9780-4: The Navy’s Flying Photographers, January 25, 1944. In the long Pacific front, few branches of the Allied forces charged with prying the Japanese out of their scattered island bases are more vital than aerial photo reconnaissance squadrons. Swooping down over the enemy outposts, defying the anti-aircraft fire which guards salient sections, “camera” planes film details of construction and topography invaluable to intelligence officers. From their photographs, scenic maps are made, and photo interpretation reports prepared which supply vital information for combat tactics. Such a squadron is the Navy’s famed, VD-1, based on Guadalcanal. In their own photographs, they tell part of the story of the all important roles they are playing in building the road to Tokyo. Shown: Airborne Camera Battery, loaded with four serial cameras and thousands of gallons of gasoline, a giant PB4Y Consolidated Liberator of VD-1 squadron takes to the air on Guadalcanal. A tremendous run is necessary to get these heavily-laden “camera planes” into the air. U.S. Navy Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/04/22). Lot 9780-4: The Navy’s Flying Photographers, January 25, 1944. In the long Pacific front, few branches of the Allied forces charged with prying the Japanese out of their scattered island bases are more vital than aerial photo reconnaissance squadrons. Swooping down over the enemy outposts, defying the anti-aircraft fire which guards salient sections, “camera” planes film details of construction and topography invaluable to intelligence officers. From their photographs, scenic maps are made, and photo interpretation reports prepared which supply vital information for combat tactics. Such a squadron is the Navy’s famed, VD-1, based on Guadalcanal. In their own photographs, they tell part of the story of the all important roles they are playing in building the road to Tokyo. Shown: Airborne Camera Battery, loaded with four serial cameras and thousands of gallons of gasoline, a giant PB4Y Consolidated Liberator of VD-1 squadron takes to the air on Guadalcanal. A tremendous run is necessary to get these heavily-laden “camera planes” into the air. U.S. Navy Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/04/22). | ||||
