Paul F Crickmore: Lockheed A-12 [2014] paperback SGRAP A fascinating travelogue" Financial Times

A fascinating travelogue" Financial Times

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Paul F Crickmore: Lockheed A-12 [2014] paperback SGRAP A fascinating travelogue" Financial TimesDuring the early years of the Cold War, the most effective way to gather strategic intelligence about the Soviet Union and its allies was manned overflight. Lockheed's U 2 was spectacularly successful in this role, however, much to the concern of US President Eisenhower, its shape meant that it could be tracked on Russian radars. Given the highly sensitive nature of such flights, the President insisted that every effort should be made to reduce to