| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD)(60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Roy Scheider. |
| Summary |
"Here is the true story of the U-2 and how a determined team turned his [Eisenhower's] vision into reality. Led by brilliant master designer Kelly Johnson, the top-secret project began at the Lockheed Skunk Works. In their own words, crew members describe building and testing the "dirty bird," a spy plane that could soar to the edge of earth's atmosphere. After grueling preparation and fatal failures, the U-2 flew its first mission in 1956. U-2 photos revealed Russia's bluff, ending fears of a "bomber gap." Despite being caught on Russian radar, the U-2 continued its surveillance. But on May 1, 1960, luck ran out. U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down and captured while trying to photograph a Russian transcontinental missile base. The notorious 'U-2 affair' that followed shattered the trust between Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Khrushchev. Although the U.S. was forced to end U-2 missions over Russia, the U-2 continued to fly, providing U.S. intelligence into the 1990s."--Container. |
| Note |
For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft) -- Videodiscs.
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U-2 Incident, 1960 -- Videodiscs.
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Espionage, American -- History -- 20th century -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Added Author |
Garmon, Linda.
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Scheider, Roy.
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| ISBN |
1593750730 |
| Standard No. |
783421375291 |
| Music No. |
WG37529 WGBH Video |
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