The Forgotten Sacrifice

Before the development of space-based reconnaissance assets, heroic U.S. Air Force aircrews pioneered operations to address the most pressing intelligence challenges. Tragically, more than 170 heroic aircrew members lost their lives while carrying out these dangerous national security missions. Check out a glimpse of the nation’s earliest overhead intelligence collection capabilities in this never before seen video, “The Forgotten Sacrifice.”

Видео The Forgotten Sacrifice канала National Reconnaissance Office