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B-47 Stratojet, Check Six, Department of Defense (DOD), History, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star, Lockheed P-3 Orion, PB4Y-2 Privateer, spy planes, spying, United States Air Force (USAF), United States Navy (USN)
Check Six: 5 Of the Most Dangerous Spy Plane Missions in US Military History
April 14, 2018
From the Task and Purpose website
Since the United States entered World War II, the Department of Defense has engaged in the systematic surveillance of other nations by air to glean valuable intelligence on weapons capabilities and military movements. These missions are quite dangerous and often ended in disaster, but the risks endured by these aircrews aboard the Pentagon’s beloved spy planes are often overlooked due to the sensitive nature of their assignments.
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