The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance; The U-2 and OXCART Pr…, 1954–1974 — CIA File

This CIA History Staff document chronicles the complete history of the U-2 and OXCART (A-12) high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft programs from 1954 to 1974, detailing their development, operations over the Soviet Union and other targets worldwide, the famous downing of Francis Gary Powers in 1960,