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He called the U-2 an incredible machine, but it can't stay over the target for 20 hours.
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He called the U-2 an incredible machine, but it can't stay over the target for 20 hours.
www.startribune.com 2012
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He called the U-2 an incredible machine, but it can't stay over the target for 20 hours.
The Seattle Times 2012
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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