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The CIA built 13 A-12 Oxcarts to spy on Russia — then lost 5 of them in accidents before the program was killed in 1968
In April 1962, Lockheed Skunk Works flew an A-12 Oxcart spy plane that required an entirely new American titanium industry ...
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A Secret CIA Spy Plane Crashed Near Area 51. It Was Hidden for Decades—Then One Explorer Found It.
For 42 years, the legend grew—but no one could pinpoint the exact spot where the high-speed A-12 Oxcart came down.
Article Summary - Years before the SR-71 Blackbird made headlines, its CIA predecessor—the A-12 Oxcart—was already flying Mach 3 reconnaissance over North Vietnam. -In October 1967, pilot Denny ...
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