The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance; The U-2 and OXCART Programs, 1954-1974
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See, et NOFOAN New Technologies Necessitated By OXCART's High Speed............. 279 Designing the OXCART's Cameras ........................................................ 281 Choosing Pilots for OXCART .................................................................. 283 Selection of a Testing Site for t he OXCART....................................... 283 Delivery of the First OXCART ................................................................ 286 Changes in the Project Management .................................................... 286 OXCART' s First Flights............................................................................. 288 Speed-Related Problems ...... .................................................................... 290 New Versions of the OXCART ............................................................... 291 The Question of Surfacing a Version of the OXCART ...................... 292 Additional Problems During Final Testing ............................................ 295 Discussions on the OXCART's Future Employment ........................... 297 First A-12 Deployment: Operation BLACK SHIELD ............................. 304 The End of the OXCART Program ........................................................ 307 Possible Successors to the OXCART..................................................... 312 Summary of the OXCART Program ...................................................... 313 ♦ Chapter 7 Conclusion U-2 Overflights of the Soviet Union ..................................................... 315 Participation of Allies in the U-2 Program........................................... 319 U-2s as Collectors of Tactical Intelligence ........................................... 319 Advances in Technology.......................................................................... 320 Cooperation With the Air Force ............................................................. 321 Impact of the Overhead Reconnaissance Program on the CIA. ....... 321 ♦ Appendix A: Acronyms ............................................................................. 325 ♦ Appendix B: Key Personnel ..................................................................... 327 ♦ Appendix C: Electronic Devices Carried by the U-2 ........................... 335 ♦ Appendix D: U-2 Overflights of the Soviet Union, ............................. 337 4 July 1954-1 May 1960 ♦ Appendix E: Unmanned Reconnaissance Projects .............................. 339 ♦ Bibliography ................................................................................................ 347 ♦ Index ............................................................................................................ 355