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Lockheed U-2

1955 reconnaissance aircraft family by Lockheed

7 dated entries naming Lockheed U-2, drawn from 6 separate years between 1955 CE and 1997 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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20th century

  • 1955August 1 – The prototype Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft first flies, in Nevada.source
  • 1956July 4 – An American Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft makes its first flight over the Soviet Union.source
  • 1960August 17 – The trial of American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers begins in Moscow.source
  • 1960May 1 – The U-2 incident: Several Soviet surface-to-air missiles shoot down an American Lockheed U-2 spy plane. Its pilot, Francis Gary Powers of the Central Intelligence Agency, is captured.source
  • 1962October 16 – Cuban Missile Crisis begins when U.S. President Kennedy is told of photographs (taken from U-2 flights) showing Soviet nuclear weapon installations being constructed on Cuba in the Caribbean. A stand-off ensues for 12 days between the United States and the Soviet Union, threatening the world with nuclear war.source
  • 1977August 1 – Francis Gary Powers, American U-2 spy plane pilot (b. 1929)source
  • 1997October 29 – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq says it will begin shooting down Lockheed U-2 surveillance planes being used by UNSCOM inspectors.source

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