The aircraft is capable of looking at a controlled fire burning near Flagstaff, Arizona, from nearly 70,000 feet. Posted on YouTube…
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China complains over doubtful USAF U-2 Spy Plane flight that entered its Naval Exercise Area
by Dario LeoneThe US has been accused by China to have sent a U-2 spy plane into a no-fly zone to “trespass” on…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That time a French Mirage III unintentionally buzzed (and scared) a U-2 flying at 65,000ft during a mission aimed to monitor France’s nuclear facilities
by Dario LeoneAfter climbing to an altitude of 45,000ft (13,716m), the French pilot engaged his SEPR booster, which accelerated his Mirage to Mach…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The story of the Soviet MiG-19 pilot shot down and killed by Soviet SAMs while he was trying to intercept the already destroyed Francis Gary Powers’ U-2
by Dario LeoneBecause there was no report citing the destruction of Powers’ U-2 the logical conclusion for most of the involved Soviets was…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Kamikaze Soviet-Style: the unknown Story of the Su-9 Pilot who was ordered to ram Francis Gary Powers’ U-2 Spy Plane
by Dario LeoneBecause his Sukhoi Su-9 was in ferry configuration, it carried no armament. Seemingly, captain Igor Mientiukov’s task was impossible to fulfill,…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
This Aircraft was Faster than the SR-71 (Look Closely it’s not a Blackbird)
by Dario LeoneThe A-12 Oxcart was a super-secret, single-seater spy plane and was more secret and much rarer than the SR-71. In fact, the…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
60 Years Ago Today, the Surface-To-Air Missile Scored the First Ever Successful Shoot-Down of an Aircraft
by Dario LeoneOn Oct. 7, 1959 an S-75 Dvina surface-to-air missile was fired by China’s People’s Liberation Army 2nd surface-to-air missile battalion and…
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Military Aviation
Skunk Works Integrates F-35 with U-2 Spy Plane to Provide Early Warning for Ballistic Missile Intercept Test
by Dario LeoneDuring the demonstration, called Project Riot, an F-35 detected a long-range missile launch with its onboard sensors and shared the information…
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Military Aviation
Here are the Unique Challenges faced by McGuire squadron to transport U-2 Chase Cars over the Altantic
“The U-2 chase vehicles we received have no Air Transportability Test Loading Agency certification. They have no fixed area to be…
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Aviation HumorMilitary Aviation
“We Can Stop All of You:” USAF Warns that They Are Ready to Protect Area 51
by Dario Leone“Area 51 is an open training range for the US Air Force, and we would discourage anyone from trying to come…
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