Why are recon planes called spy planes?

[Grandpa Troll]

In the Military, there are Units called Recon Specialists, whom "Recon" areas for activity. So they wander through a territory and BAM! they see some activity and report it. Its not public knowledge but privy supposedly only to the actual owners of said information.

A Spy goes to an area, finds same situation and reports it.


What is difference?


I say the Political Response depending upon whom and when your addressing the particular issue.



Thats just this old country boys response is all.

Grandpa Troll

[Urban Ranger]

Re: Why are recon planes called spy planes?

Originally posted by Felch X
There's an important distinction. Spies don't identify themselves openly as being a part of a military. But reconnaissance groups, in whatever form, do identify themselves, and are therefore protected.

Same thing. Both try to acquire information denied to you by the other side. There is no real difference, unless you happen to work for the MI5 or MI6, which doesn't exist officially.

[Grandpa Troll]

Re: Re: Why are recon planes called spy planes?

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Same thing. Both try to acquire information denied to you by the other side. There is no real difference, unless you happen to work for the MI5 or MI6, which doesn't exist officially.

Thank you, for I finally find a response we agree upon!!

Grandpa Troll

[Urban Ranger]

Re: Re: Re: Why are recon planes called spy planes?

Originally posted by Troll
Grandpa Troll

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Met Alexander's Horse yet?
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[Grandpa Troll]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Why are recon planes called spy planes?

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


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Met Alexander's Horse yet?
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Just in here my friend, over the years back when I was known as DrDanger, then switched to Troll, because I was

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Reconning different threads and posting my views and was called a Troll, so I thought HEY I likes that name and switched!!

ON TOPIC

I was both Spying and reconning, well he stated that he was a real Troll from Apolyton and I stated I was too

We have chatted off and on, and since my birth of my first Grandson (Pictured) on Feb.10th, I simply sign my name Grandpa Troll, also used the location of Trolldom because in my little Kingdom, the Moderators cant do anything to me

Hey, its kinda fun in here

I mostly come here to learn more about creation for CTP & CIVIII but the OT provides my belley with some laughs at the posts

Have a Blessed Evening

Grandpa Troll

[Urban Ranger]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Why are recon planes called spy planes?

Originally posted by Troll
We have chatted off and on, and since my birth of my first Grandson (Pictured) on Feb.10th

Congrads! Must be quite an exciting event.

[Grandpa Troll]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Why are recon planes called spy planes?

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Congrads! Must be quite an exciting event.

Yes..hes is currently

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Spying/Recoonning a good place to lay down suppressing mess from a rear discharge mounted bazooka of sorts

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I/We/Us cant wait for him to be more active and be able to RECON Amusement Parks and other cool places not known as SPY-Grandparents-Friendly

Peace

Grandpa Troll

[Urban Ranger]

Yeah, must be nice. Could be too much excitement for some

[DaShi]

Re: Why are recon planes called spy planes?

Originally posted by Felch X
There's an important distinction. Spies don't identify themselves openly as being a part of a military. But reconnaissance groups, in whatever form, do identify themselves, and are therefore protected.

The most famous recent incident would be the American place that took an emergency landing on a Chinese airbase after a collision a couple years ago. But just recently there was a dangerous shadowing of an intelligence aircraft by the N. Koreans. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...us_north_korea

Why don't news agencies make it clear that these flights are legal and not "spy planes?"

The formula is simple:

Spy planes= US
Recon planes= everyone else

[Joseph]

Originally posted by Frogger
Yes, but was the US plane inside or outside Chinese airspace. Were they maybe dipping in a couple of hundred meters or were they staying out and playing by the rules?

I don't doubt that the Chinese fighter was the major cause of the crash, given its greater speed and maneuverability.

The plane was 60 miles from China. It was flying south and started to make a port/left turn when the Chinese plane ran into it. China claims a 200 miles territorial limit into the ocean. International rules state 12 miles limit. The plane electronics will penetrate about 150 to 200 miles, so that is why the Chinese want the 200 miles limits.