Tag: Cuban Missile Crisis
This photo was taken at the height of the Cold War, the confrontation that dominated the second half of the 20th century. Taken above the coast of Florida
overlooking the Gulf of Mexico by LIFE photographer J. R. Eyerman, the cool
photo in this post shows the various types of aircraft operational in the U.S.
Air...
Two Air Defense Command Convair F-102 Delta Dagger interceptors were scrambled to counter the MiG-19s and guide the U-2 home. On each Delta Dagger were nuclear-tipped GAR-11 Nuclear Falcon missiles... If there was any one factor during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 that could have escalated the situation out of the...
During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, nineteen SA-2 missile sites were constructed on the island supported by P-14 "Tall King" radars. Oxcart planners realized they had a unique opportunity to test the sensitivity of the latest in Soviet defense radars When the Lockheed U-2 made its first overflight of the Soviet Union...
Its flight characteristics combine to earn the U-2 a widely accepted title as the most difficult aircraft in the world to fly In 1955, Disneyland opened its doors for the first time, Elvis made his first TV appearance, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, and the Vietnam War began with fighting...
