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Jul 8, 2016, 6 tweets

#U2:
-flown by 1 pilot
-altitudes of 65,000 to 70,000 feet at subsonic speed
-design allowed it to glide & stay aloft for over 8 hours

Hervey Stockman piloted 1st #U2 USSR mission on 4 July 1956. He left Wiesbaden, West Germany & crossed Soviet border near Grodno, Belarus.

#U2 flew over bomber bases in Belarus, naval shipyards & bomber bases at Leningrad, & military facilities in Baltic States.

#U2 flight lasted 8 hrs& 45 min. During flight, Stockman was tracked by Soviet radar. MiG fighters attempted, but failed to intercept him.

After successful flight Stockman went on to fly several more #U2 missions over USSR & Middle East between 1956 &1958
bit.ly/29zS8Uf

The #U2 Stockman flew on 4 July 1956 is on display at @airandspace #Museum in Washington, DC
airandspace.si.edu/collection-obj…

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