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WanderingEng  ·  2887 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: TIH: May 1, 1960- A U2 Spyplane is shot down over the USSR.

This is going to lead me down a fascinating rabbit hole. The connections between the U-2s, ballistic missile ranges and the Cuban Missile Crisis are new to me. I knew about each piece individually but not the whole. I probably need to read more than just Wikipedia.

I'll admit my inner 13 year old has a thing for the B-70 and the never-built interceptor, the F-108. Some day I need to make the trek to Dayton to see the remaining plane in person (along with a B-36, another I've never seen).