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  • He called the U-2 an incredible machine, but it can't stay over the target for 20 hours.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2012

  • He called the U-2 an incredible machine, but it can't stay over the target for 20 hours.

    www.startribune.com 2012

  • He called the U-2 an incredible machine, but it can't stay over the target for 20 hours.

    The Seattle Times 2012

  • Eisenhower requested that Allen Dulles, who was not present, keep a close watch on the Syrian airfields, obviously referring to U-2 spy plane flights over the area.

    Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011

  • Eisenhower requested that Allen Dulles, who was not present, keep a close watch on the Syrian airfields, obviously referring to U-2 spy plane flights over the area.

    Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011

  • A United States reconnaissance plane, familiarly known as a U-2, had been shot down over Sverdlovsk, Russia, and the pilot, Francis Gary Powers, had been taken alive.

    General Ike John S.D. Eisenhower 2003

  • Not only could the U-2 fly high, but it was equipped with high-resolution cameras that could produce an image from 60,000 feet that looked like it was taken just 2½ feet away.

    A Spy's Ill-Fated Flight From Pakistan Mark Yost 2011

  • Because of the U-2's tendency to drift when landing, the Air Force used high-speed chase cars—Ford Mustangs and Pontiac GTOs—to guide the U-2 pilot down.

    A Spy's Ill-Fated Flight From Pakistan Mark Yost 2011

  • The U-2, one of which was also shot down over Cuba in October 1962, lives on.

    A Spy's Ill-Fated Flight From Pakistan Mark Yost 2011

  • Powers, who left the Air Force in 1956 with the rank of captain and joined the CIA, was flying out of Peshawar, Pakistan, and was America's most experienced U-2 pilot.

    A Spy's Ill-Fated Flight From Pakistan Mark Yost 2011

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