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Why U-2 Pilots Wear Space Suits Whenever They Fly

The U-2 spy plane flies at staggering altitudes for reconnaissance, requiring pilots to wear space suits to protect against ...

The U-2 Spy Plane May Be Old, But It's Celebrating Its 70th Birthday By Setting New Records

The actual plane used for this historic flight wasn't 70 years old, but the U-2 as a model has been in service since 1955. In ...

'The aircraft spiralled downwards, tail first': The CIA spy shot down over Russia in 1960

On 19 August 1960, a Moscow court handed a US airman, Francis Gary Powers, a 10-year sentence. The BBC reported on what became a Cold War diplomatic disaster.
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U-2 Spy Plane Captured Stunning Image Of Chinese Surveillance Balloon

Footage of a United States U-2 spy plane that captured imagery of the Chinese surveillance balloon that flew over the continental United States which was later shot down over the Atlantic Ocean.