# Supersonic U-2?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supersonic-u-2/156335>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 20, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supersonic-u-2/156335 "2003-02-20T15:27:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supersonic-u-2/156335/21 "2003-02-21T19:42:19Z")

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It’s a pretty widely reported news item that Iraq has given official permission for U-2s to overfly its airspace.

As if they could stop us.

("Paging Gary Powers… ")

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supersonic-u-2/156335/22 "2003-02-21T20:48:01Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Derleth \*  
> \*\*As if they could stop us. \*\*

The Cubans took one out during the missile crisis.  
I imagine that antiaircraft weaponry has improved with the U-2.

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supersonic-u-2/156335/23 "2003-02-21T22:18:14Z")

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**carnifern** : Look at the last line of my post. I was being facetious: I _know_ the Soviets (and maybe the Cubans, too, if your post is right) have taken out U-2s. I’m just wondering why ( **Gulf of Tonkin** ) we’ve chosen ( **Lusitania** ) this dangerous route ( **Pearl Harbor** ).

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supersonic-u-2/156335/24 "2003-02-21T23:54:11Z")

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I beg your pardon, Derleth.

🙂

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