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Did you know! The U-2 spy plane is so hard to fly pilots have to perform a 'controlled crash' just to land it. Credit Tech Insider | Planes

The U-2 can fly so high that pilots see the curve of the Earth. It was built in the 1950s to watch the world from near space and it’s still flying today. Gary Powers being shot down over the Soviet Union turned this aircraft into a Cold War icon. Yet even with modern satellites in orbit the U-2 keeps its place in the sky. So why do we still need it when satellites are everywhere? Maybe some secrets can only be seen when a human is up there. What do you think? #aviation #aviationlovers #coldwar #