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> (a camera plus film goes where the guns would otherwise fit in the plane) I don't think that is necessarily true. I think the guns and ammunition were very
by jimnotgym 5y ago
> (a camera plus film goes where the guns would otherwise fit in the plane)
I don't think that is necessarily true. I think the guns and ammunition were very heavy so removing them allowed you to fly faster and further. I don't think say a PR spitfire had cameras in the wings where the guns normally were, I think it was in the fuselage behind the pilots seat so always looking down at the ground.
- tialaramex 5y agoGood point. I know that during WW2 there was a lot of innovation in this area, and indeed this article suggests a lot changes over those few year but yes, you're right I was incorrect to suggest that you'd rip out the guns from an existing fighter in order to fit cameras in the reclaimed space, the recon planes don't have guns for weight reasons and also to emphasise their mission purpose, if your plane doesn't have any guns you won't go looking for fights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_reconnaissance_in_World_War_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_reconnaissance_in_World...