Search results 1 - 4 of 4 for the tag U-2 Spy Plane
Attacking the cover story
This telegram from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow is a translation of a reply from the USSR to a U.S. request for information about the fate of the U.S. pilot flying the...
Fake photo of U-2 wreckage
The Soviets released this doctored photograph to make it appear that the U-2 spy plane was totally destroyed. After the United States released its cover story, the...
U-2 cover story
President Eisenhower was told that the U-2 spy plane had a self-destruct mechanism that would prevent the Soviets from discovering its true purpose. This plan was...
U-2 view
This 1962 aerial photograph shows a missile launch site, located in Guanajay, Cuba. The photo alerted the Kennedy administration to the possibility of a Soviet...
Search results 1 - 4 of 4 for the tag U-2 Spy Plane