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Talk:Essay:Greatest Mysteries of American History (view source)
Revision as of 03:43, August 13, 2008
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:: While the U-2 does fly at a very high altitude (25,000 meters)<ref>h</ref>, the missiles in use at that time, S-75 Dvinas, have a higher max altitude, at 33,000 meters.<ref>ttp://www.pakdef.info/pakmilitary/army/sam/sa2guideline.html</ref> With the Maine, I should clarify, the current theory is that a spark in one of the coal shutes caused an explosion.
:: While the U-2 does fly at a very high altitude (25,000 meters)<ref>h</ref>, the missiles in use at that time, S-75 Dvinas, have a higher max altitude, at 33,000 meters.<ref>ttp://www.pakdef.info/pakmilitary/army/sam/sa2guideline.html</ref> With the Maine, I should clarify, the current theory is that a spark in one of the coal shutes caused an explosion.
::: If a missile hit the U-2 as you claim, then how could it have landed intact with the pilot surviving? This mystery is not solved ... yet.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 23:43, 12 August 2008 (EDT)