The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance; the U-2 and Oxcart Programs, 1954-1974

Approved for Release: 2013/06/25 --- Secret NOFORN Chapter 5 245 --- ![Image: Display of downed detachment H U-2s in Peiping] Project TACKLE Peripheral Missions, 1969-1974 Display of downed detachment H U-2s in Peiping Fiscal Year Missions 1969 9 1970 14 1971 19 1972 23 1973 31 1974 17 Once the United States began seeking a rapprochement with the People’s Republic of China, Detachment H U-2s came under more and more restrictions. Soon after the impending visit of President Richard M. Nixon to the PRC was announced, U-2 missions were ordered to stay even farther away from the mainland: 25 nautical miles instead of the previous 20. During the months of February and --- Secret --- Approved for Release: 2013/06/25