ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87086
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| Date: | Saturday 27 October 1962 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: | Lockheed U-2F |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 56-6676 |
| MSN: | 343 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Banes -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Orlando-McCoy AFB, FL |
| Orlando-McCoy AFB, FL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On the morning of October 27, a U-2F (the third CIA U-2A, modified for air-to-air refuelling) piloted by USAF Major Rudolf Anderson (36), departed its forward operating location at McCoy AFB, Florida, and at approximately 12:00 p.m. EST, the aircraft was struck by a S-75 Dvina (NATO designation SA-2 Guideline) SAM missile launched from Cuba. The aircraft was shot down and Major Anderson was killed.
Parts of wreckage noted on display in Havana Jan 2001. Engine still on display at Museo de la Revolucion, Havana in 2009
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis
http://www.blackbirds.net/u2/u2local.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Anderson
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956_2.html
El Litoral 21 November 1963, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2010 09:55 | harro | Added |
| 12-May-2013 15:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2013 10:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 07-May-2015 18:55 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 16-May-2015 15:37 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 14-May-2021 09:21 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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