Remembering the Dragon Lady : memoirs of the men who experienced the legend of the U-2 spy plane / Gerald E. McIlmoyle and Linda Rios Bromley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McIlmoyle, Gerald E.

Contributor:

Bromley, Linda Rios.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft)--Anecdotes.

U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Place of Publication:

Solihull, West Midlands, England : Helion & Co., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With heightened tensions mounting in the Cold War, President Dwight Eisenhower's request for more accurate intelligence information on the Soviet Union was the spark that ignited the U-2 project. Modified USAF bombers began overflights of the Soviet Union in 1951, but existing lower flying aircraft in the US inventory were vulnerable to anti-aircraft fire and a number of cross-border flights were shot down. To meet the challenge and improve the survivability, the Lockheed Corporation received approval for their revolutionary design of a new recon aircraft on December 9, 1954. The company began

Contents:

List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; From Idea to Reality; A Tribute to Our Leader; The Chosen Few; Flying with the Lady; It Took a Dedicated Team ...; Dressing Up and Stepping Out; Dragon Lady Doctors; Dragon Lady Caregivers; To Launch a Recon Around the World; Alaska, North Pole and Vietnam Flights; Family And Community; Royal Air Force U-2 Pilots; Republic of China Air Force U-2 Pilots; Recommended Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 399) and index.

ISBN:

9781907677854

1907677852

OCLC:

797915825