Overflight may refer to: * Transiting of civilian aircraft over the territory of a foreign country ** Freedoms of the air (flyover rights, open skies agreements) *** Freedoms of the air § First freedom * Surveillance flight over a foreign country's territory ** Aerial reconnaissance (flyover reconnaissance) ***

United States aerial reconnaissance of the Soviet Union Between 1946 and 1960, the United States Air Force conducted aerial reconnaissance flights over the Soviet Union in order to determine the size, composition, and disposition of Soviet forces. Aircraft used included the Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomb ...

Surveillance aircraft A surveillance aircraft is an aircraft used for surveillance. They are operated by military forces and other government agencies in roles such as intelligence gathering, battlefield surveillance, airspace surveillance, reconnaissance, observa ...

Reconnaissance aircraft A reconnaissance aircraft (colloquially, a spy plane) is a military aircraft designed or adapted to perform aerial reconnaissance with roles including collection of imagery intelligence (including using photography), signals intelligence, as ...

** Treaty on Open Skies * Flypast, a ceremonial flight of military aircraft over a parade ground etc.

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