October 15, 1962: The imagery taken on the 14th of October overflight of Cuba by U-2 reconnaissance aircraft provide the first evidence of deployment by the Soviets of nuclear-capable missiles:
More on the story behind the imagery here.
This week we get down to brass tacks – the kickoff of what would become the Solomons Campaign. UltimaRatioRegis once again provides this week’s post with the opening stages of the invasion and occupation of Guadalcanal, on this, the 67th anniversary of this signatory battle. And while we’re about remembering, if you haven’t signed the…
UPDATE (15 Mar) – When does “unanimous” not mean everyone? When there is a minority dissent. Credibility: 1. capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement. 2. worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy: a credible witness. e.g., “The degree of credibility of the Board of Directors is diminishing by the day.” Apparently the “run silent/run…
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So yes, it’s not really Friday by the calendar – but that hasn’t stopped us before. For your consideration an interesting take on this Independence Day of Americans flying a British fighter for recce missions deep into Germany, sans armor (or armour if you please) and guns, loaded with gas and cameras. Big cameras (for…
This Thursday, 21 October 2010, marks the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the first purpose built AEW aircraft, the E-2 Hawkeye (actually, it was the YW2F-1). Designed around the radar, rather than adapting an existing airframe, the Hawkeye symbolized function over form – from the 24ft “rotodome†prominently perched over the fuselage, to…
WORLD WAR 2 was really the first multi-media war. True – photography was present in the American Civil War (or as my late grandma used to call it “The Late Unpleasantness” among some of her milder epithets – but we digress). Motion pictures were still embryonic and grainy when WWI burst on the scene and so most…
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The low level pic in the link you provided was taken by these guys in RF-8s out of Cecil. Looks like they just got back with the goods. The gent on the left, Gerry Coffee, was shot down 3 years later in a Viggie. Sen. Mcain referred to him as “one of the titans”.
More here about VFP-62 in Cuba.
Sid:
Looks like you forced my hand — Friday’s Flightdeck Friday article is about VFP-62’s RF-8s and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Been working on it this week in between reading/analyzing the new Maritime Strategy and my day job…. 😉
– SJS