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3001 |
26 OCT 60 |
CIA U-2’s from Detachment G (Laughlin AFB,Texas) conduct overflights of Cuba –Operation KICKOFF. |
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Abort "D" Light |
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3002 |
27 OCT 60 |
CIA U-2’s from Detachment G (Laughlin AFB,Texas) conduct overflights of Cuba –Operation KICKOFF. |
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Cloud cover |
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3003 |
27 NOV 60 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation GREEN EYES. |
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Successful |
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3010 |
4 DEC 60 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation GREEN EYES. |
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Abort -No mission |
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3011 |
5 DEC 60 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation GREEN EYES. |
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Abort- No mission ???? |
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3016 |
11 DEC 60 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation GREEN EYES. |
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Successful |
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3028 |
19 MAR 61 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation LONG GREEN |
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Successful |
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3029 |
21 MAR 61 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation LONG GREEN |
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Successful |
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3030 TO 3051 |
6 APR 61 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation FLIP FLOP |
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Successful |
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3052 |
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Take off delay-Successful |
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3053 |
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Abort-no mission |
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3054 |
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Successful |
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3058 |
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Successful |
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3060 |
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Successful |
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3061 |
6 DEC 61 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation NIMBUS |
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Successful |
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3062 |
19 JAN 62 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation NIMBUS |
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Successful |
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3064 |
31 JAN 62 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation NIMBUS |
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Air Abort-no mission |
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3065 |
2 FEB 62 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation NIMBUS |
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Successful |
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3067 |
21 FEB 62 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation NIMBUS |
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Successful |
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3071 |
15 MAR 62 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation NIMBUS |
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Successful |
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3074 |
1 APR 62 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation NIMBUS |
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Successful |
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3078 |
2 MAY 62 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation NIMBUS |
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Successful |
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3079 |
22 MAY 62 |
Det G U-2 conducts Cuban overflight –Operation NIMBUS |
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Successful |
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3080 |
6 JUN 62 |
FIRST INDICATION OF SAM SITES- NO MISSILES SEEN |
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Successful |
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3081 |
15 JUN 62 |
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Successful |
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3082 |
18 JUN 62 |
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Successful |
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3083 |
29 JUN 62 |
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Successful |
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3084 |
8 JULY 62 |
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Camera failure |
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3085 |
12 JULY 62 |
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Successful |
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3086 |
5 AUG 62 |
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Successful |
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3088 |
29 AUG 62 |
Successful |
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3089 |
5 SEP 62 |
More SAM SITES Being Readied + MIG 21'S |
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Successful |
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3091 |
17 SEP 62 |
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Cloud covered |
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3093 |
26 SEP 62 |
3 MORE SAM SITES FOUND |
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3095 |
29 SEP 62 |
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3098 |
5 OCT 62 |
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3100 |
7 OCT 62 |
5 SAM SITES FOUND- STIL NO SAM MISSILES FOUND |
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12 OCT 62 |
Air Force take over- OPERATION BRASS KNOB |
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3101? |
14 OCT |
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On 14 October 1962, A SAC U-2F Flown by Major S Heyer brought back the definitive proof of Soviet installation of nuclear missiles in Cuba. Flying from the McCoy AFB, Florida, one of the two U-2’s brought back photos which clearly showed Soviet SS-4 Medium Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBM) being set up in the San Cristobel section of northeast Cuba. President Kennedy informed next day. |
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3102 |
15 OCT 62 |
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RUDY ANDERSON |
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3103 |
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STEVE HEYSER |
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| 16th OCT 62 |
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On 16 October, President Kennedy requested increased aerial reconnaissance and six U-2 missions were flown the next day. From these missions, photo-interpreters were able to identify six SS-4 MRBM and SS-5 Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile sites under construction all of which posed a threat to the Continental USA. | ||||
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3104 |
17 OCT 62
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3105 |
As for my involvement in the Cuban missions, here is a precise of my initial mission from Laughlin AFB, TX. -------The early morning of the initial Cuban flights I was either the 2nd or 3rd off. As I recall, we took off in the worst thunderstorm with rain, lightning, cross winds that I have ever been exposed to. The birds were spotted just off the end of the runway, as I was being transported out to my bird (the winds were rocking the PSD van along with constant lighting and rain). The cockpit check was completed with the canopy closed because everything was getting soaked because of the intense rain. After engine start, we were led out to the active runway by the crew chief and waited for a go (red light from the tower) it was radio silent. It was a complete surprise to me that the missions that morning were executed. Every bird got off without incident, some one was looking over the Wing that morning. After receiving the red light "GO" I advanced the throttle and started rocking my wings to insure the pogo's would fall off. We had a quartering, aft (about the 7 o'clock position) cross wind I would estimate at 10 to 20 knots. After getting airborne I configured my bird for rough air penetration, GUST control, slower climb airspeed, cockpit lights full bright and run my seat all the way to the bottom. I finally broke out about 50,000 feet. Of all the birds who took off that morning (about 0400) I recovered at McCoy AFB, Orlando FL. the other birds returned to Laughlin. |
BUDDY BROWN |
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3106 |
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3107 |
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3108 |
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3109 |
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22 OCT 62 |
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3121 |
23 OCT 62 |
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| 3124 | 27 OCT 62 | A US Air Force U-2A (Article 343, 56-6676) of the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, piloted by Rudy Andersen, was shot down by a SA-2 Guideline missile over Cuba. Andersen was killed when shrapnel punctured his pressure suit, causing the suit to decompress at altitude, after the cockpit has already decompressed. He was posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross. | ||||
| 3125 | CANCELLED | |||||
| 3126 | CANCELLED | |||||
| 3127 | CANCELLED | |||||
| 3128 | CANCELLED | |||||
| 3129 | CANCELLED | |||||
