Spy in the Sky by Stan Stokes. SHN623 as the sleek Cunarder cleared

as the sleek Cunarder cleared the sweeping bend between Gourock and Strone

with the sloop Hornet in company

This superb painting by Gerald Coulson is a tribute to all those crews who flew with Bomber Command

Overall size 26 inches x 19 inches (66cm x 48cm)

interdiction or other support missions were 434th pilots

Spy in the Sky by Stan Stokes. SHN623 as the sleek Cunarder clearedSTK0057. Spy in the Sky by Stan Stokes. Ever since the earliest days of flight, military reconnaissance has been a major application for powered aircraft. In the WW I era scouts were utilized in the beginning of the War to report the positions of opposing armies. For most of the last century aircraft utilized in the reconnaissance role were often those that had failed to perform adequately in another role, and became relegated to the reconnaissance