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On October 30, 1967, a CIA spy-plane soared eighty-four thousand feet over Hanoi in northern Vietnam, traveling faster than a rifle bullet at over three times the speed of sound.
The CIA’s twelve ultra-fast A-12 jets were doomed to a brief operational career after the first flight in 1962.
No SR-71 Blackbird: The CIA Once Had a Smaller, Faster Spy Plane The A-10 Oxcart spy plane was very useful, but it was not invincible and one was nearly killed over Vietnam. Key point: The spy plane helped keep tabs on various Cold War adversaries, especially during times of high tensions. In fact, the plane's photographs of North Korean activity helped Washington decide not to launch a major retaliation in the aftermath of the seizure of the USS Pueblo. Analysis of Week’s photos located the USS Pueblo near Wonsan anchored next to two patrol boats—and also revealed that Pyongyang had not...
It could take to the sky as a dogfighter. Here's What You Need to Remember: Advanced air-to-air capabilities could be a gamechanger for America’s newest stealth bomber. The U.S. Air Force’s new B-21 Raider stealth bomber could fly as early as 2021. And at least one Air Force general believes the new Northrop Grumman-made bomber could gain air-to-air capabilities in order to help it fight its way to its target. There is some precedent for a bomber aircraft with a secondary air-to-air mission. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the U.S. Navy paid General Dynamics and McDonnell Douglas bi...
Opinion: Hateful words don't belong in property deeds FacebookTwitterEmail Kanin Arimura, 6, climbs a tree at the park of the Old Braeswood community on which she is a resident. She visited the park with her mother and sister on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Houston.Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Property deeds Regarding “Racist restrictions,” (A12, Feb. 11): In 2019, the Old Braeswood Property Owners Association decided to eliminate the racist language from the deed restrictions. Although we knew that such language was not enforceable, we strongly believed that...