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May 2012

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The day <i>Discovery</i> completed its 39th and final flight

Orbiter Autopsies

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Diary of a Spy

The driver tailing the U-2 is himself a U-2 pilot.

Wingman in a Pontiac

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Lin Xu’s Obsession

A pilot takes a self-portrait aboard the U-2.

Killer at 70,000 Feet

Han Decai (among many others) would find that only a missile could down the high-altitude spyplane.

Bring Down the Spyplane

Alaska’s Denali National Park

Air Rangers

Just one Brabazon made it off the assembly line.

Cancelled: Design by Committee

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The Women’s RAF

Departments

Viewport

Viewport: Cold War and Conversation

J.R. Dailey
In the Museum

The Katzenjammer Kids Take to the Air

Above & Beyond

Radar Love

Robert P. Mark
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Lindbergh Ate Here

Greg Bailey
Moments and Milestones

The Pressure’s On