Single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, used by CIA, NASA, and USAF. This U-2 flew the first operational mission over the USSR on 4 July 1956. Hervey Stockman was the pilot.
Created by
Eric Long
Date Created
07/29/2015
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, National Air and Space Museum Original Photography, NASM Acc. 2012-0026
Keywords
Aircraft; Aviation; Cold War; Military; Reconaissance
Rights and Restrictions
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