DEFENSEWATCH: When the U-2 Went to Sea

Monday, July 17, 2006

When the U-2 Went to Sea

On Aug. 5, 1963, about the time I was graduating from Enlisted Submarine School in Connecticut, the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk steamed out of San Diego carrying a most unusual cargo. Under the cover of darkness the night before, a super secret U-2C high-flying surveillance aircraft was loaded onto the deck, tied down, and covered with tarps. This was the commencement of the operational phase of a fascinating joint effort between the Navy and the CIA called Project Whale Tail. In the years... Sign in to see full entry.

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