Editing Cold War espionage (section)

== American surveillance aircraft ==
U-2 – The U-2 aircraft, known as the "Dragon Lady", was developed by the [[Lockheed Skunk Works]], and was first flown on August 1, 1955. The aircraft was initially flown by the CIA, but control was later transferred to the Air Force. The aircraft was designed to fly at altitudes of 70,000&nbsp;ft.  The U-2 was equipped with a camera which had a resolution of 2.5 feet at an altitude of 60,000&nbsp;ft.  The first overflights of the Soviet Union by the U-2 began in May 1956.  The aircraft became publicly prominent after a U-2 aircraft flown by Francis Gary Powers was hit by an SA-2 missile and crash landed in the USSR.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB434/|title=The Secret History of the U-2 - and Area 51|website=nsarchive.gwu.edu|access-date=2017-04-27}}</ref>

SR-71 – The [[SR-71]] Blackbird is a long-range reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed Skunk Works, and designed by Kelly Johnson.  The aircraft is known for setting speed and altitude records.  The SR-71 was equipped with optical and infrared imaging systems, electronic intelligence gathering systems, side looking airborne radar, and recorders for those systems which are listed.  The aircraft required two personnel to pilot it, one to pilot the aircraft, and a Reconnaissance Systems Officer (RSO) to operate the systems.