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War machine originally shared:
Pretty rare picture of CIA's U-2 on Aircraft carrier
U-2 had a large wingspan but slow takeoff speed and landing speed. Even fully loaded U-2 managed to takeoff in only 321 ft (98 m) without use of the ship's catapults, even after successful takeoffs and landings and even after being transported down the ship's elevator to the hangar deck the U-2 is not believed to ever have operated from a carrier.
U-2 had a large wingspan but slow takeoff speed and landing speed. Even fully loaded U-2 managed to takeoff in only 321 ft (98 m) without use of the ship's catapults, even after successful takeoffs and landings and even after being transported down the ship's elevator to the hangar deck the U-2 is not believed to ever have operated from a carrier.