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U.S. Air Force mission, "Operation bird's-eye"
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | United States |
Description | Selected aerial photographs from 40,000 feet during the second Republic XR-12 non-stop, 7-hour, 2,700 mile flight to demonstrate the aircraft's photoreconnaissance capabilities. Photographs show views during the flight from the Air Force Flight Test Center at Muroc, California, to Mitchel Field at Garden City, Long Island, New York; cloud-covered Pacific coast; Grand Canyon; Alamosa, New Mexico; Hoover Dam; Kansas City; Columbus, Ohio; Allegheny Mountains; and New York City harbor. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Groups of Images (LOTs) |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Flight testing--United States--1940-1950. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Aeronautics--United States--1940-1950. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--Air Force.--1940-1950. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Transcontinental flights--United States--1940-1950. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Military reconnaissance--American--United States--1940-1950. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |