Historical dictionary of air intelligence

257 Pages·2009·1.262 MB·English

by  Glenmore S Trenear-Harvey

Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence
and Counterintelligence
Jon Woronoff, Series Editor
1. British Intelligence, by Nigel West, 2005.
2. United States Intelligence, by Michael A. Turner, 2006.
3. Israeli Intelligence, by Ephraim Kahana, 2006.
4. International Intelligence, by Nigel West, 2006.
5. Russian and Soviet Intelligence, by Robert W. Pringle, 2006.
6. Cold War Counterintelligence, by Nigel West, 2007.
7. World War II Intelligence, by Nigel West, 2008.
8. Sexspionage, by Nigel West, 2009.
9. Air Intelligence, by Glenmore S. Trenear-Harvey, 2009.

Historical Dictionary
of Air Intelligence
Glenmore S. Trenear-Harvey
Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence
and Counterintelligence, No. 9
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Historical dictionary of air intelligence / Glenmore S. Trenear-Harvey.
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Contents
Editor’s Foreword Jon Woronoff vii
Acronyms and Abbreviations ix
Chronology xiii
Introduction xxiii
The Dictionary 1
Appendix 209
Bibliography 211
About the Author 219
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Editor’s Foreword
Ever since airplanes, or indeed hot air balloons, appeared air intelli-
gence has been one of the most productive sources of information on
enemies or potential enemies. It has stood the test of time, developing
successive and greatly improved generations of planes and photo-
graphic equipment specially designed for the task. Among the best
known, but hardly the only one, was the U-2. This form then took a
huge leap forward during the space age, with the utilization of satellites
for reconnaissance purposes, then returning to earth with the use of
smaller and simpler drones, whose main advantage was getting closer
to the terrain but without endangering a pilot or crew. Indeed, it looked
as if nothing could surpass air intelligence over the long decades from
World War I and World War II, through the Cold War and assorted hot
wars in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq—that is, until 11 Sep-
tember 2001, and the increasing use of suicide bombers reminded us
that there are still some things human operatives can do better. Still,
when it comes to war, and for other purposes as well, nothing has and
nothing is likely to surpass air intelligence.
That explains the need for a special volume in this growing series of
Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Like
others in the series, it starts off with a list of acronyms, indispensable
merely to read the literature. It is followed by a chronology that traces
the rapid evolution over a relatively short period of time for air intelli-
gence. The introduction then inserts it in the broader context, showing
which methods and equipment were used in which periods and during
which wars, and even helping us peep into the future somewhat. The
bulk of the information, however, is provided in several hundred dic-
tionary entries on the more significant persons, places, and equipment,
the various operations and other events, the more notable successes, and
some deplorable failures. Although the literature on air intelligence is
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not that large—only enhancing the value of this volume—it is there to
be learned from and the bibliography offers access to it.
This Historical Dictionary of Air Intelligence was written by some-
one coming directly from the field, Glenmore Trenear-Harvey. After
serving in the Royal Air Force as a jet fighter pilot, an intelligence offi-
cer, and on the staff of the Signals Command Headquarters, he did a
stint supervising work on confidential ciphers. Since then he has be-
come a specialist on air intelligence, lecturing on the topic to the gen-
eral public and more select audiences at the British Defence Intelligence
and Security Centre. Amember of the main bodies dealing with defense
and intelligence studies, he is also associate editor of a specialized mag-
azine, Eye Spy, and editor of IntelDigest as well as heading a consul-
tancy, IntelResearch. With more than four decades of experience under
his belt, it was indeed fortunate to have him as the author of this handy
and informative guide to a field all intelligence professionals and buffs
regard as particularly vital.
Jon Woronoff
Series Editor
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AFESC Air Force Electronic Security Command
AFOSI Air Force Office of Special Investigations
AFSA Armed Forces Security Agency
AFSS Air Force Security Service
AIA Air Intelligence Agency
ARIES Airborne Reconnaissance Integrated Electronic Sys-
tem
ASA Army Security Agency
ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare
AVMF Aviatsiya Voenno Morskova Flota (Soviet Naval Air
Service)
BND Bundesnachrichtendienst (Federal German Intelli-
gence Service)
BTTR Brothers to the Rescue
C Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service
CAZAB Canadian, American, New Zealand, Australian, and
British counterintelligence liaison
CIA Central Intelligence Agency (United States)
CIAA Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
CIC Counter-Intelligence Corps
CIO Central Imagery Office
CSDIC Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre
CSE Communications Security Establishment (Canada)
CSIS Canadian Security Intelligence Service
CSO Composite Signals Organization
DARO Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office
DGSE Direction Générale de Securité Extérieure (French in-
telligence service)
DIA Defense Intelligence Agency
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