Remembering the Dragon Lady : memoirs of the men who experienced the legend of the U-2 spy plane /

With heightened tensions mounting in the Cold War, President Dwight Eisenhower's request for more accurate intelligence information on the Soviet Union was the spark that ignited the U-2 project. Modified USAF bombers began overflights of the Soviet Union in 1951, but existing lower flying airc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McIlmoyle, Gerald E.
Otros Autores: Bromley, Linda Rios
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Solihull, West Midlands, England : Helion & Co., 2011.
Temas:
U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft) > Anecdotes.
U-2 (Avion de reconnaissance) > Anecdotes.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft)
Anecdotes.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; From Idea to Reality; A Tribute to Our Leader; The Chosen Few; Flying with the Lady; It Took a Dedicated Team ... ; Dressing Up and Stepping Out; Dragon Lady Doctors; Dragon Lady Caregivers; To Launch a Recon Around the World; Alaska, North Pole and Vietnam Flights; Family And Community; Royal Air Force U-2 Pilots; Republic of China Air Force U-2 Pilots; Recommended Reading; Index

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