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Carmine Vito was the only U-2 pilot to fly over Moscow
Several MiG fighters scrambled to intercept him, too. As with previous flights, the intercepts failed. Soviet fighters could not approach the altitude needed to...
Beale retires TU-2S #1065, the Dragon Lady that served for 40 years
Beale retires TU-2S #1065
Beale Air Force Base (AFB) bid farewell to TU-2S Dragon Lady tail number 1065 on January 11, 2024, as she concluded...
CIA stored in boxes A-12 spy planes to Area 51 to keep the Oxcart project a secret
The A-12 Oxcart at Area 51
Area 51, a top-secret military installation hidden in the desert northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been the testing...
A Taiwanese U-2 pilot flamed out at 70,000 feet over the Rocky Mountains and made a tumultuous landing
The U-2
The U-2 is still considered today to be one of the most technologically advanced aircraft ever built. Since its primary role was strategic...
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...