Lockheed U-2: Timeline

1960   August 17 — The trial of U-2 Lockheed U-2

The Lockheed [i] U-2, nicknamed Dragon Lady, is a single-seat, single-engine, ... 

 pilot Gary Powers begins in Moscow Moscow

Moscow is the capital [i] of Russia [i] and the country's principal political, economic, financial, edu ... 

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1960   August 19 — Cold War Cold War

The Cold War was the protracted geopolitical [i], ideological [i], and economic [i] ... 

: In Moscow Moscow

Moscow is the capital [i] of Russia [i] and the country's principal political, economic, financial, edu ... 

, downed American U-2 Lockheed U-2

The Lockheed [i] U-2, nicknamed Dragon Lady, is a single-seat, single-engine, ... 

 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Soviet Union Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state [i] ... 

 for espionage Espionage

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1966   The U.S. announces that a U-2 Lockheed U-2

The Lockheed [i] U-2, nicknamed Dragon Lady, is a single-seat, single-engine, ... 

 reconnaissance plane has disappeared over Cuba.

1997   Iraq disarmament crisis Iraq disarmament crisis

The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003, when U.S. President [i] ... 

: Iraq Iraq

The Republic of Iraq, is a Middle East [i]ern country [i] in southwestern Asia [i] encomp ... 

 says it will begin shooting down U-2 Lockheed U-2

The Lockheed [i] U-2, nicknamed Dragon Lady, is a single-seat, single-engine, ... 

 surveillance planes being used by UNSCOM inspectors.

2003   Iraq disarmament crisis Iraq disarmament crisis

The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003, when U.S. President [i] ... 

: Iraqi fighters threaten two U.S. U-2 surveillance planes Lockheed U-2

The Lockheed [i] U-2, nicknamed Dragon Lady, is a single-seat, single-engine, ... 

, on missions for U.N. weapons inspectors, forcing them to abort their mission and return to base.