Did you know the only casualty of the Cuban missile crisis was shot down on October 27, 1962?

2015-10-26T22:57:35-04:00

Major Rudolf Anderson of the United States Air Force becomes the only direct human casualty of the Cuban missile crisis when his U-2 reconnaissance airplane is shot down in Cuba by a Soviet-supplied SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Oct 26 at 2015 11:32 PM

2015-10-26T23:32:27-04:00

No I did not know that Major Rudolf Anderson of the United States Air Force becomes the only direct USA human casualty of the Cuban missile crisis when his U-2 reconnaissance airplane is shot down in Cuba by a Soviet-supplied SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air SSgt Alex Robinson.
The Bay of Pigs catastrophe cost many of the Cubans trained by the CIA their lives and or freedom.

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 26 at 2015 11:42 PM

2015-10-26T23:42:32-04:00

U-2's and SA-2's have an interesting history. There is at least 3 incidents where the U-2's lost.