For the fun : For spying the activities in DDR, the USAF used some very sophisticated aircraft. The RAF, in her pure tradition, used some pragmatic solutions. DH Chipmunks used to keep flying "office pilots" were modified to take pictures (successfully) when flying between the Berlin corridor between the town the bases in western Germany.
As soon as the WW2 ended, some US units flying Piper Cubs were immediately reconverted to drop & pick up secret agents in the soviet zone of occupation in eastern Europe. A very dangerous job and an history still to be written.
As soon as the WW2 ended, some US units flying Piper Cubs were immediately reconverted to drop & pick up secret agents in the soviet zone of occupation in eastern Europe. A very dangerous job and an history still to be written.
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Yves Duwelz