U-2's First Mission: SAFE Return. But Radar Detector Had BAD NEWS. Soviets TRACKED It.

In 1956, the U-2 flew its first operational mission over Soviet territory, returning safely with invaluable intelligence. But the onboard radar warning receiver—the device designed to tell the pilot if he was being tracked—delivered devastating news: Soviet radar had followed the aircraft's every move from the moment it crossed the border to the moment it left. The entire premise of the U-2—that it could fly above the reach of Soviet radar—was wrong. The aircraft was visible. The missions were not covert overflights; they were provocations that the Soviets could track in real time. The only saving grace was that the Soviets had no means of shooting it down at that altitude—yet. #U2 #SovietRadar #FirstMission #Tracked #ColdWar #Shorts

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