Sujet
Lockheed U-2C, 1955. Creator: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.
Légende
Single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, used by CIA, NASA, and USAF. This U-2 flew the first operational mission over the USSR on 4 July 1956. Hervey Stockman was the pilot. Still shrouded in secrecy over 35 years after its creation, the Lockheed U-2 was originally designed as a strategic reconnaissance aircraft, playing a crucial role during the tense years of the Cold War. Built by the famous ‘Skunk Works" by Lockheed under the direction of Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson, the U-2 was truly one of the most successful intelligence- gathering aircraft ever produced. The U-2 on display at NASM flew the first operational mission over the USSR on 4 July 1956, piloted by Hervey Stockman.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM21A89_053
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
32,7Mo (793,1Ko) / 34,3cm x 23,9cm / 4051 x 2824 (300dpi)