38. Aerial Reconnaissance and Photography during the First World War

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Air Power and International Security

Portsmouth Military Education Team

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Welcome to the Air Power and International Security Podcast. Brought to you by the University of Portsmouth's Military Education Team (PME), this show aims to develop understandings of the use of air and space power in the contemporary world. PME are a group of scholars working at RAF Cranwell and RAF Halton dedicated to the study of air and space power. In these episodes we will explore various issues relating to the theory and practice of military power across all domains (not just air!), international security and current affairs, and the history of military aviation and space power.

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38. Aerial Reconnaissance and Photography during the First World War

Air Power and International Security

47 minutes 7 seconds

1 year ago

38. Aerial Reconnaissance and Photography during the First World War

In today’s show we have Dr Jim Beach talking about the role aircraft played in intelligence gathering during the First World War. From as early as September 1914, aerial reconnaissance was playing a significant role in finding the German army on the Western Front, and by 1918 aerial photography was capturing around 20,000 images per month, which is a truly staggering figure.

Dr Beach previously served as an Officer in the Royal Marines, before ending his military career as an Army Education Officer. Jim now works as senior lecturer in history at the University of Northampton. Jim’s research focuses on military intelligence during the First World War, so he’s ideally placed to tell us about the early uses and significance of aerial ISR.