34th PRS: Aircraft of the 34th

Wartime pinup art by Ray Beckley - 34th PRS Pilot. (34th PRS Archives) Aircraft of the 34th

Welcome to the aircraft section of the 34th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron Online. The following pages are dedicated to the plane that brought home the bacon - the Lockheed F-5 Lightning! In this section you'll find: a comprehensive photo journal of the planes flown by the 34th PRS (including never before seen color photos!), cross-reference of Lightning fighter-types vs. photo-types, illustrated reprint of Dana Bell's article on haze paint development, text listing of all photo-Lightnings flown by the 34th and other technical information which pertains to the best recon platform built before the advent of the jet!

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