Posted on Jul 10, 2017

Yes, the CIA Flew U-2 Spy Planes From U.S. Aircraft Carriers

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Yes, the CIA Flew U-2 Spy Planes From U.S. Aircraft Carriers

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*** Note: All of documents below were properly declassified before release to the public ***

U-2A/U-2G were specially modified and reinforced to handle tail hook and crash net landing stresses. The program continued on when the much larger U-2R was introduced in 1967 -- some 40% bigger than the U-2A or U-2G and with twice the range as well as four times the payload -- modifications included adding a wing-folding mechanism to fold the outer six feet of each wing for improved handling aboard ship. From 1973-1974, two U-2R airframes were modified with a forward-looking radar and infrared detection system for use in the ocean surveillance role. These U-2EPX aircraft were able to downlink radar data to surface ships to be melded with information from other land- and space-based sensors. Warmest Regards, Sandy :)

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LTC (Join to see) - Oh, I would hope you know me better than that by now. In any case, it is interesting to see stuff we read as a much younger officers not only declassified - but released in a form that can be freely redistributed in public. Warmest Regards, Sandy :)
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1LT Sandy Annala - I am just kidding I was being sarcastic actually the stuff you have I was going to say did you get some of the stuff from Edward Snowden? LOL that was just a joke okay? Thank you for the awesome information. That's why I include you in my stories because you always have something to bring to the table that we can all learn from thank

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