End of an era: U-2 flies last OBC mission - U.S. Air Force
Jul 14, 2022 · The Air Force’s high-altitude, all-weather reconnaissance aircraft, the U-2 Dragon Lady, recently flew Beale Air Force Base’s last Optical Bar Camera mission. The OBC …
Optical Bar Camera - Wikipedia
An optical bar camera is a type of long- focal-length panoramic camera used for panoramic images; e.g., for high-altitude or satellite reconnaissance. Itek KA-80/A developed for the …
The end of an era: USAF retires recon film camera used on U-2 …
Jul 15, 2022 · The U-2 reconnaissance plane has flown high-altitude missions around the globe for nearly 70 years. During much of that time, the plane used a film-based Optical Bar …
U-2 flies last Optical Bar Camera mission, but Dragon Lady pilots …
Jul 15, 2022 · The U-2 dragon lady takes off for the Optical Bar Camera’s final flight out of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Jun. 24, 2022, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The OBC mission …
U-2侦察机OBC航拍相机退役 胶片时代最终谢幕 特殊性能无法替代 …
Jul 2, 2022 · 美国空军第9侦察联队表示，U-2“蛟龙夫人（Dragon Lady）”高空侦察机已经完成了比尔空军基地最后一次“光学条形照相机（OBC，Optical Bar Camera）”任务。 OBC已经与U-2 …
Ambivalent Engineer: Optical Bar Cameras - Blogger
Apr 19, 2013 · Itek also built versions of these cameras for use in the U-2 and SR-71 aircraft, in which they were called the OBC (Optical Bar Camera, named for the appearance of the field of …
End of an Era: U-2 flew it's last OBC - Beale Air Force Base
Jul 11, 2022 · The Air Force’s high-altitude, all-weather reconnaissance aircraft, the U-2 Dragon Lady, flew Beale Air Force Base’s last Optical Bar Camera on June 24. The OBC mission, …
The U-2 Dragon Lady Finally Says Goodbye To Film Cameras At …
Jul 1, 2022 · The U.S. Air Force’s 9th Reconnaissance Wing says that the U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane has flown Beale Air Force Base’s last Optical Bar Camera, or OBC, mission. In service …
NGA Marks End of Wet Film Processing, But Decades of Use …
Oct 23, 2023 · Images from OBC-equipped U-2s also aided U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa. In 2021, after more than 30 years at DIAC, OBC film processing …
Images Show U-2 That Flew Intriguing Flight Over California Was ...
Feb 7, 2021 · We can’t say for sure what camera system this was, but it looks very similar to what is known as the Optical Bar Camera (OBC), which is a legacy payload option on the Dragon …