CIA-UAP-003, The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance; The U-2 and OXCART Programs, 1954-1974

CIA · 1954-1974 · Document

CIA-UAP-003, The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance; The U-2 and OXCART Programs, 1954-1974 is indexed as a CIA record with incident date 1954-1974. This CIA History Staff document chronicles the complete history of the U-2 and OXCART (A-12) high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft programs from 1954 to 1974, detailing their development, operations over the Soviet Union and other targets worldwide, the famous downing of Francis Gary Powers in 1960, organizational reforms following that incident, and the eventual transfer of operations from CIA to Air Force control. A more redacted version of this document has been available on CIA's public website.

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• Title: CIA-UAP-003, The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance; The U-2 and OXCART Programs, 1954-1974 Type: PDF Agency: CIA Release Date: 6/12/26 Incident Date: 1954-1974 Incident Location: Description: This CIA History Staff document chronicles the complete history of the U-2 and OXCART (A-12). (release metadata, no page)
• A more redacted version of this document has been available on CIA's public website. (release metadata, no page)

Tags: CIA, 1954, Air Force, Aircraft, Soviet Union