今天是美国U-2间谍机在古巴上空被导弹击落及与之关联的核危机事件60周年,《华盛顿邮报》提前发文纪念。虽然文章标题是Forgotten U-2 pilots helped end the Cuban Missile Crisis 60 years ago(被遗忘的 U-2 飞行员帮助结束了 60 年前的古巴导弹危机),但纵观全文及文末知情者的评论,觉得恰恰是这批U-2机的侵...
was shot down in a U-2 during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.U-2s have taken part in post-Cold War conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, and supported several multinational NATO operations. The U-2 has also been used for electronic sensor research, satellite calibration, scientific research, ...
In October 1962, the U-2 photographed the buildup of Soviet offensive nuclear missiles in Cuba, touching off the Cuban Missile Crisis.Item No 87270 Item Name U-2A Dragon Lady Bar Code 6939319272706 Scale 1:72 Item Type Plastic Model Aircraft Kit Model Dimension Length: 210.1mm Wing...
(CBS News)For 13 days in the fall of 1962 the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. In our Sunday Morning Cover Story, national security correspondent David Martin looks back at those frightening days of the Cuban Missile Crisis ... The picture that launched the Cuban missile crisis, t...
flights over the Soviet Union in the late 1950s provided the president and other U.S. decision makers with key intelligence on Soviet military capability. In October 1962, the U-2 photographed the buildup of Soviet offensive nuclear missiles in Cuba, touching off the Cuban Missile Crisis. ...
Without a Warning: The Story of the Shoot Down of a U-2 Spy Plane During the Cuban Missile CrisisWhitten, WayneAmerican Intelligence Journal
The U-2 has been used in a number of conflicts and missions, including during the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Dragon Lady was used to gather intelligence on a Chinese spy balloon that recently floated over the U.S. ...
The initial designs for what would become the U-2 were created by Lockheed engineering guru Clarence "Kelly" Johnson in 1953.
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6:29a As stocks stumble, investors should take a lesson from the Cuban Missile Crisis, says this bull 6:15a Barron's These Stocks Are Moving the Most Today: Tesla, Li Auto, DocuSign, Ulta Beauty, Rubrik, Semtech, and More 6:00a There could be a nearly $1 trillion sale in U.S. ...