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1972-10

October 1972 movements

An unmarked U-2 operated a number of missions from here over Warsaw Pact countries. A Presidential embargo of Soviet Union overflights by US pilots was in place at the time, following the Gary Powers shootdown.

A USAF U-2C displayed in Washington D.C. in 2015
Early OctoberUnknownC-141AUSAFArrived with a U-2 aboard
UnknownU-2CUSAF/100th SRWFlew a number of missions
UnknownC-141AUSAFDeparted with the U-2 aboard

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Interest in the Phantom Red Arrows and Hunter Red Arrows arrive Red Arrows Love Museum jets P-51 Mustang Yak-52 USAAF Spitfire Lynx XZ179 Spitting Fire Freshly painted Lynx Middle Wallop based Gazelle

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