Reconnaissance

Question 1

When was aerial photography first experimented with

Answer 1

1912

Question 2

RFA

Answer 2

Royal Field Artillery
Used kite balloons for spotting

Question 3

Wireless telegraphy

Answer 3

First experimented with in September 1914
4 months later, No.9 Squadron was formed to develop radio communication
Used morse code transmitted through radio waves

Question 4

Development of cameras

Answer 4

Initially used metal or glass plates, but eventually used automatically loaded film
German Zeiss cameras were the best, and far superior to British
By 1918, photos could be taken from 15,000 ft
C type Aerial camera became the standard for the RFC

Question 5

Photos taken in 1916

Answer 5

19,000 aerial photographs
430,000 prints of the Somme battlefield

Question 6

May 1916 condition of aircraft and wireless stations

Answer 6

300 aircraft and 550 wireless stations operating in Flanders and France