Noun
spy plane (plural spy planes)
Alternative form of spyplane
Aug. 1, 1977 — Francis Gary Powers, a pilot whose U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960, was killed when the KNBC-TV news helicopter he was piloting ran out of fuel and crashed near Encino, California. Source: Internet
He had been forewarned of the R-7s capabilities by information derived from U2 spy plane overflight photos as well as signals and telemetry intercepts. Source: Internet
In late 1957, the CIA approached the defense contractor Lockheed to build an undetectable spy plane. Source: Internet
The legendary spy plane outlived and is still flying today. Source: Internet
That’s good news for the reader, as Cliff deftly weaves in such iconic moments as the pre-competition Sputnik launch, Khrushchev’s shoe-banging visit to the United Nations and the U-2 spy plane incident. Source: Internet
In addition, it has upped thenumber of high-altitude spy plane flights over Russia and expanded satellite coverage of Russia’s borders. Source: Internet