New electronic forms of reconnaissance emerged as a sub-type of aerial reconnaissance during World War II.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent sources, including a USAF-published history and academic papers, corroborate the emergence of electronic reconnaissance (ELINT/Ferret missions) as a distinct sub-type of aerial reconnaissance during WWII.
Sources
- Aerial reconnaissance in World War II (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://warhistory.org/@msw/article/the-origins-of-aerial-reconnaissance-ii (warhistory.org)
- https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA460023.pdf (apps.dtic.mil)
- https://data.isiscb.org/isis/citation/CBB900618766/ (data.isiscb.org)
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.02590 (arxiv.org)