Lockheed U-2

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Sources

1. BookThe Cold War: A New History
2. BookOne Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War

piloted by:

• Francis Gary Powerssince 1 May 1960

  Sources: Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations, The Cold War: A New History

• Richard S. Heysersince 14 Oct 1962

  Sources: One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War, The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House during the Cuban Missile Crisis

• Rudolf Andersonsince 27 Oct 1962

  Sources: One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War, “One Hell of a Gamble”: Khrushchev, Castro, and Kennedy, 1958–1964

Appears in6 items

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  The Cold War1 item
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    The U-2 is shot down1 May 1960
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  The Cuban Missile Crisis5 items
  • A U-2 finds surface-to-air missiles29 Aug 1962
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    Heyser’s U-2 over San Cristóbal14 Oct 1962, 11:00
  • Black Saturday27 Oct 1962, 04:00
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    Major Anderson’s U-2 shot down27 Oct 1962, 15:00
  • Maultsby’s U-2 strays over Siberia27 Oct 1962, 15:59