This Day in Aviation History

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This Day in Aviation History

July 4th, 1956
The U-2 makes its first flight over the USSR.

Wikipedia, Lockheed U-2:   http://bit.ly/TI15x3

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2014-07-04

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A U-2 Dragon Lady takes off for a reconnaissance mission April 10 from a forward-deployed location supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lt. Col. Walter Flint of the 363rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron is at the controls.  The U-2 can fly above 70,000 feet to provide near-real-time imagery and signals intelligence.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen)

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