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So, you are one of those flyboys who love two explore new sceneries with STYLE ! Yup, me, too. So there you go. Here you'll find a fine collection of reconnaissance aircraft for Microsoft's Flight Simulator.

Before we begin here's a short glossary of used abreviations:

RECCE : military lingo for reconnaissance. Here used for reconnaissance aircraft which don't fit in any special section here. "Lemme see !"

FAC : Forward Air Controller. Slow 'n' low flyin' observation aircraft, mostly props. Those birds keep contact to isolated ground forces and direct fast attack planes to hard-to-see targets on the ground. "Lemme see before BANG !"

PHOTO RECON :PHOTO RECONnaissance aircraft. Fast 'n' dirty flyin' aircraft with a lot of cameras, mostly rebuilt fighters. Often used for "Bomb Damage Assesment" (BDA), i.e. proving how successful bomb raids actually were. "Lemme see after BANG !"

AWACS : Airborne Warning And Control System. Radar and sensor packed heavies which observe and control the operational airspace. "Lemme see all !"

MP : Maritime Patrol aircraft. Sensor packed, very looooong range naval patrol aircraft, mostly turboprops. Beside radar these aircraft are additionally equipped for "Anti-Submarine Warfare" (ASW), including sonar buoys. "I can hear you !"

Back to business...here they are :
 
 

RECCE  (5) Misc. Reconnaissance Aircraft PHOTO RECON (3) Photo Reconnaissance Aircraft (5)  FAC  Forward Air Contoller  (3)  AWACS  Airborne Warning and Control System  (5)  MP  Maritime Patrol Aircraft

If you think that I dumb guy have forgotten a recon plane important to understand world history don't hesitate to email me. Also if you know about the whereabouts of below mentioned aircraft throw me a mail. Here again the badly needed planes:

1. Dassault-Breguet Mirage III R
2. Dassault-Breguet Mirage F-1CR
3. Sepecat Jaguar (recon)
4. Lockheed RF-104G Starfighter
5. Breguet Atlantique 1
6. Ilyushin Il-76 "Mainstay"

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