File:Lockheed U-2 at Bien Hoa 1965.JPG

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Description A U.S. Air Force Lockheed U-2D (s/n 56-6951) from the 4028th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron at Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam, in early 1965. For security reasons, U-2s were rarely seen outside of their hangars. Note the Vietnamese Douglas A-1H Skyraiders and USAF Martin B-57B Canberras in the background.
The U-2D 56-6951 crashed on 19 October 1966 on the runway at Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona (USA), during a practice approach and landing. The pilot survived without injury.
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Source U.S. Air Force Historical Studies Office publication Gradual Failure: The Air War over North Vietnam 1965-1966 (AFD-100526-034) p. 114; National Museum of the U.S. Air Force photo 140113-F-DW547-024
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