Due to the rapid maneuverability of German forces during the war; the British changed their implementation of aerial reconnaissance to being more operational and strategic in nature. They used it to support long range planning, industrial targeting and to provide senior level leadership insight into the enemy defenses, disposition, and obstacles, and to monitor major Research and Development areas. Additionally, they provided critical orthophoto maps made from mosaics to battlefield commanders. They were now able to perform in-depth Bomb Damage Assessments (BDA) to ensure a target was neutralized, destroyed or required restrike. There was now a clear delineation between the aerial reconnaissance for intelligence purposes and topographic mapping missions. Tasking and use of aerial photography by operational commanders was rare, if not existent, due to poor distribution and communication networks. However, there were centralized repositories for aerial
Due to the rapid maneuverability of German forces during the war; the British changed their implementation of aerial reconnaissance to being more operational and strategic in nature. They used it to support long range planning, industrial targeting and to provide senior level leadership insight into the enemy defenses, disposition, and obstacles, and to monitor major Research and Development areas. Additionally, they provided critical orthophoto maps made from mosaics to battlefield commanders. They were now able to perform in-depth Bomb Damage Assessments (BDA) to ensure a target was neutralized, destroyed or required restrike. There was now a clear delineation between the aerial reconnaissance for intelligence purposes and topographic mapping missions. Tasking and use of aerial photography by operational commanders was rare, if not existent, due to poor distribution and communication networks. However, there were centralized repositories for aerial