SAC Reconnaissance Activities During The Cuban Crisis, 24Oct-10Nov62 R3 of 19

SAC Reconnaissance Activities During The Cuban Crisis, 24Oct-10Nov62 R3 of 19 Laughlin AFB, Texas Pilot fitted into pressurized flight suit by technician, hooking up oxygen bottle. CU & MCU. Boarding truck PSD-1. U-2 plane & pilot boarding shot day for night. Hatch closed. View from chase car following of take off w/ wing support wheels seen dropping away. 02:32:07 View of man in chase car talking to pilot on radio. 02:32:31 Billboard sign: 4080 Strat Wing Peace Is Our Profession Traffic waved past Laughlin Air Force Base guard station. 02:33:33 Pilot out of Van PSD-2 and walking to plane, helped into parachute & boarding plane. Taking off. Spying; Surveillance; Cold War