Deliberately distorted satellite photograph of USSR Flight Test Centre

PART OF:
Impressions Gallery photography collection and archive
Made:
1981-11-25
maker:
Unknown

A black and white silver gelatin satellite photograph entitled "This is a Deliberately distorted satellite photograph of the Ramenskoye Flight Test Centre in the USSR. It shows a then new bomber 'Black Jack' parked to the right of two TU-144 supersonic transports. This photography was released by the US to publicise its intelligence capabilities". From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'The Globe', 15 July - 2 September 1989.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Impressions Gallery
Object Number:
2015-5024/242
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
Image: 385 mm x 400 mm
Support: 410 mm x 400 mm
Frame: 510 mm x 510 mm
type:
photograph
credit:
Impressions Gallery Archive at the National Science and Media Museum