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It certainly hasn't been flying over the Soviet Union. It became obsolete in 1960. That doesn't mean it was no longer useful anywhere.
by jki275 6y ago
It certainly hasn't been flying over the Soviet Union.
It became obsolete in 1960. That doesn't mean it was no longer useful anywhere.
- boc 6y agoBecause the US had a new spy satellite program that took its place.
- jariel 6y agoIt's running 10-15K mission hours a year since 1960, that's pretty far from obsolete.
- jki275 6y agoYeah, I know what it does -- it's had many different missions grafted onto it. It's a cool plane. But I mean it's obsolete for its original mission. It can't fly higher than Soviet SAMs anymore. It hasn't been able to since the 60s.