Early U-2 history declassified

The first 20 years of U-2 reconnaissance aircraft operations were declassified yesterday, starting with the program's inception in 1954, covering the first operational flight on June 20, 1956, and concluding in 1974. The aircraft, still operational, "has enjoyed a renaissance" since Desert Storm in...

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