Editing Lockheed U-2 (section)

=====Bay of Pigs Invasion=====
As many as 15 U-2 [[sorties]] provided support for the April 1961 [[Bay of Pigs Invasion]] of Cuba by the United States. Scientists such as [[Edwin H. Land]] and [[James Rhyne Killian]], who had originally conceived the U-2 and had advocated for its development and deployment as a tool of scientific reconnaissance, felt betrayed by the use of the U-2 for "dirty tricks" covert operations, such as the Bay of Pigs invasion. Richard M. Bissel, the CIA official in charge of both the U-2 program and CIA covert operations, including the Bay of Pigs Invasion, had been a good friend of Land and Killian, but such use of the U-2s strained their friendship.<ref>Monte Reel, ''A Brotherhood of Spies: The U2 and the CIA's Secret War'', (New York: Anchor Books, 2019), p. 246 {{ISBN?}}</ref>

From October 1960, Detachment G made many overflights of Cuba from [[Laughlin Air Force Base]], Texas. Although Lockheed modified six CIA aircraft into the [[aerial refueling]]-capable U-2F model in 1961, permitting some Cuba missions to originate from Edwards, pilot fatigue limited flights to about 10 hours. An August 1962 flight showed Soviet SA-2 SAM sites on the island; later overflights found more sites and MiG-21 interceptors. The increasing number of SAMs caused the United States to more cautiously plan Cuban overflights. USAF U-2s did not conduct overflights, but officials believed that it would be better for a military officer to be the pilot in case he was shot down. Following one last Cuba overflight that originated from Edwards and ended at [[McCoy Air Force Base]], Florida, on 14 October 1962, all further U-2 operations over Cuba originated from a detachment operating location that was established at McCoy.<ref>[http://www.blackbirds.net/u2/u2-timeline/u2tl60.html "U-2 Timeline of Events, 1960s."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829204851/http://www.blackbirds.net/u2/u2-timeline/u2tl60.html |date=29 August 2015 }} ''Blackbirds.net'', 7 August 1997. Retrieved: 7 December 2015.</ref>