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The first U-2 pilot remembers how, after almost biting his lethal cyanide pill in half, the only U-2 pilot to fly above Moscow almost...
Who could blame Vito, when approaching Moscow for the first time, felt his throat dry. Consequently, he reached into his pocket for a cough...
U-2 Vs SR-71: why the Blackbird was retired while the Dragon Lady still flies Spy missions
The US Air Force (USAF) retired its fleet of SR-71s on January 26, 1990, although the U-2 is still in use today
Before Gary Power's...
Carmine Vito, the sole U-2 pilot to fly over Moscow, nearly bit his poisonous cyanide pill
‘He started to suck on it. Luckily, he realized his mistake in a split second and spit it out in horror before it could...
The Advanced Development Programs division of Lockheed Martin once known as “Skonk Works” before becoming “Skunk Works”
The contrasting versions about Skunk Works' beginnings
On paper, the specifications for the spy plane that could capture incredibly clear pictures from 70,000 feet seemed...
The urban legend of Kelly Johnson receiving a bag containing $30M. to pay the first six CIA U-2s
The contract for the first six U-2s the CIA bought is the subject of an urban legend
David Peters, an SR 71 pilot, was accepted...