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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Top secret American U-2 spy plane takes off from RAF Fairford for another reconnaissance mission on the edge of space as Russian forces withdraw from Ukrainian border
2021-04-24
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Photographs of the Lockheed U-2, nicknamed the Dragon Lady, were captured at RAF Fairford on April 16

  • High altitude aircraft was seen above the base in recent weeks but Ministry of Defence was unable to say why

  • Purpose of deployment is unclear but it could present a warning to Vladimir Putin amid tension near Ukraine
Posted by:Skidmark

#6  New internet meme: "Gary Powers wasn't shot down over Russia!"
Posted by: magpie   2021-04-24 09:26  

#5  Poss before/after mission assessing what was left behind.
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-04-24 07:11  

#4  Purpose of deployment is unclear

The only 'secret' we couldn't pay enough for.
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-04-24 04:50  

#3  

This was a either a Test Run to see how The Harris/Pelosi/biden Administration would respond.

OR
a staged event to explain the $125M in hush money
sent to Ukraine to erase the biden Family influence deals from 2008 to 2016.
Posted by: NN2N1   2021-04-24 04:43  

#2  hell that is top secret now days
Posted by: Chris   2021-04-24 02:15  

#1  "Top Secret"? Splashed across the DM?
Posted by: Ulavick Peacock1170   2021-04-24 00:54  

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