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Fact: The CIA Flew U-2 Spy Planes From Aircraft Carriers
By Steve Weintz/ Security/ U-2 Spy Plane/ Military/ Technology/ The National Interest/ nationalinterest.org
"Big-wing spy planes once operated from America’s flattops.
“The details of this program, and today’s test,” Epes said, “are classified because of the obvious far-reaching implications of this program with relation to [REDACTED]. In this regard it is important that there be no discussion or disclosures of this test to unauthorized persons. This means anyone who is not aboard today.”
As no unauthorized disclosures came to light, Epes’s order was apparently obeyed, and no leaks occurred during later operations.
Lockheed test pilot Bob Schumacher got the jet glider off the deck using its enormous lift in a little over 320 feet—a dramatic climb that stunned the sailors below. Landing proved more of a challenge and Schumacher settled for a touch-and-go before taking the U-2 to land at Lockheed's Burbank airfield over a hundred miles away.
But the point was proved: the Dragon Lady could launch from a carrier...."
Richard
By Steve Weintz/ Security/ U-2 Spy Plane/ Military/ Technology/ The National Interest/ nationalinterest.org
"Big-wing spy planes once operated from America’s flattops.
“The details of this program, and today’s test,” Epes said, “are classified because of the obvious far-reaching implications of this program with relation to [REDACTED]. In this regard it is important that there be no discussion or disclosures of this test to unauthorized persons. This means anyone who is not aboard today.”
As no unauthorized disclosures came to light, Epes’s order was apparently obeyed, and no leaks occurred during later operations.
Lockheed test pilot Bob Schumacher got the jet glider off the deck using its enormous lift in a little over 320 feet—a dramatic climb that stunned the sailors below. Landing proved more of a challenge and Schumacher settled for a touch-and-go before taking the U-2 to land at Lockheed's Burbank airfield over a hundred miles away.
But the point was proved: the Dragon Lady could launch from a carrier...."
Richard