| Descript |
1 online resource (407 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (page 399) and index. |
| Contents |
List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; From Idea to Reality; A Tribute to Our Leader; The Chosen Few; Flying with the Lady; It Took a Dedicated Team ... ; Dressing Up and Stepping Out; Dragon Lady Doctors; Dragon Lady Caregivers; To Launch a Recon Around the World; Alaska, North Pole and Vietnam Flights; Family And Community; Royal Air Force U-2 Pilots; Republic of China Air Force U-2 Pilots; Recommended Reading; Index |
| Summary |
With heightened tensions mounting in the Cold War, President Dwight Eisenhower's request for more accurate intelligence information on the Soviet Union was the spark that ignited the U-2 project. Modified USAF bombers began overflights of the Soviet Union in 1951, but existing lower flying aircraft in the US inventory were vulnerable to anti-aircraft fire and a number of cross-border flights were shot down. To meet the challenge and improve the survivability, the Lockheed Corporation received approval for their revolutionary design of a new recon aircraft on December 9, 1954. The company began. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft) -- Anecdotes.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. |
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U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft) (OCoLC)fst01160228 |
| Alt Author |
Bromley, Linda Rios.
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| ISBN |
9781907677854 (electronic bk.) |
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1907677852 (electronic bk.) |
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9781907677205 |
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1907677208 |
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