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To: nickcarraway

How did they shoot down the U-2? That ought to be explained when posting this article.


3 posted on 02/09/2023 1:11:27 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Slingshot?


4 posted on 02/09/2023 1:16:36 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

I think the Russians shot down the U-2 with a missile that could reach a very high altitude that we didn’t know about.


11 posted on 02/09/2023 3:23:36 PM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Robert Heinlein made a good case for it not being a shoot down but a forced landing maybe because of engine problems in his book Expanded Universe.🤔


14 posted on 02/09/2023 4:58:28 PM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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