| ▲ | U-2 spy plane makes rare appearance in Bay Area flyover(sfgate.com) | |
| 8 points by bookofjoe 4 days ago | 3 comments | ||
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| ▲ | mrcartmeneses an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Captcha? Naaahhh | ||
| ▲ | close04 33 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | |
The top speed of ~800km/h or ~500mph (at ~22km or 72k ft altitude) seems almost laughable today. And yet it was almost untouchable at the time. Today it's probably for hire for major events like a big match. | ||