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Chapter 5
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underwent these modifications, Detachment G pilots began undergoing training in landing on aircraft carriers. The first successful carrier landing took place on 2 March 1964.⁶⁹
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Use of Carrier-Based U-2 To Film a French Nuclear Test Site
Within a few months after the completion of carrier testing, one of the carrier-modified U-2s conducted an operation in the Pacific. Its mission was to gather information on the activities of an ally. In
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⁶⁹ “U-2 Aircraft Carrier Operations: Project ‘WHALE TALE,’ Operation FISH HAWK,” DS&T, 1964, pp. 1-13 (TS Codeword); Johnson, “Log for Project X,” 5 August 1963 and 2 March 1964.
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Approved for Release: 2013/06/25