[edwest2]

I put little stock in Youtube. Film fragments, often unattributed, are cobbled together along with amateur to somewhat more intelligent narration. During the war, a number of aircraft were fitted for a variety of reconnaissance missions. The Allies were puzzled by observations, during the day, of German troop and vehicle movements. They decided to develop photo-flash bombs linked to an onboard camera to capture these movements at night. The problems involved included the aircraft making noise and being spotted on radar.