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To extend the range of the aircraft and reach more remote targets, the CIA approached the Navy proposing to develop the ability to launch and land U-2s from carriers. Project Whale Tale began on an August morning in 1963, when test pilot Bob Schumacher took off with his U-2 from …

U-2 Spy Plane Landings and Takeoffs on Aircraft Carrier. Project Whale Tale: Lockheed U-2 Big-wing spy planes once operated from America’s flattops. To extend the range of the aircraft and reach more remote targets, the CIA approached the Navy proposing to develop the ability to launch and land U-2s from …