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

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engine of the U-2 known as article 341, causing it to overheat and
tlameout. Unable to restart the power plant, Lockheed tesi: pilot
Robert Sieker bailed out but was struck and killed in midair lby the
U-2's tailplane. The aircraft crashed in an area of Nevada so remote
that Area 51 search teams needed four days to locate the wreoekage.
The extensive search attracted the attention of the press. and a
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