Kennedy’s Evidence
Low-level aerial photos confirmed that Soviet nuclear missiles were in Cuba in 1962.
- By Roger Mola
- AirSpaceMag.com, September 18, 2012
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Courtesy of Robert Lawrence Young
At Cigli Air Base in Turkey, U.S. Jupiter missiles stood ready to strike the Soviet Union. Moscow used the missiles as a bargaining chip with the US, demanding that they be removed before the Soviet removal of their own missiles from Cuba.
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I was a 19year old at Amerillo Tx AFB attending Air Craft Mech. School for 2 engines & over (B-47).Last weeks of school in Oct 1962. We seniors were told to pack for "possible" movement to Eglin AFB Fla to support acft there. We ended up in a tent city there for 2 days. OMG--Never so many fighters & bombers & RF-4, RF-101,even an "old EC-121". Always thought the "Connie" was a cool plane. I was on pins an needles for 4 days there. And not much info on what the hell was going on. But the around the clock Sorties out of there. I knew we were in the "Go to War Mode".Thanks for the memory. WOW.
USAF, Civil Service (USN) for 25 yrs. Acft Mech.
Posted by Dale Miller on November 18,2012 | 12:29 PM