FLASHES IN THE DARK, VOLUME 2: USAF Nuclear Espionage in Argentina, 1960-1966

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Reveals the United States Air Force's secret Argentine surveillance missions and their far-reaching Cold War implications. Explores one of the least known aspects of Cold War military history, the secret aerial missions carried out in Argentina by the United States Air Force. Volume 2 begins with the intensification of Lockheed WU-2A and Martin NB-57B missions from Ezeiza Airport, outside Buenos Aires, in 1960. Charts the establishment of a permanent US reconnaissance detachment at El Plumerillo Airport in Mendoza in 1966, heralding the arrival of the highly modified Martin/General Dynamics RB-57F to Argentina. Contains 113 black and white photos, 12 color profiles, and 2 color maps.