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What was an effect of the US spy planes detecting missiles in Cuba?
President Kennedy sent US warships to blockade Cuba and prevent Soviet ships from delivering more nuclear materials to Cuba. This led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
What were the first planes used for mostly?
In WWI planes were used mostly for reconnaissance.
What was the planes role in WW1?
Reconnaissance, bombing and air combat.
Did the President of the US actually dispatch military war planes to the Matewan Coalfield War in the 1920s?
Military planes are war planes; the US sent troops into the Soviet Union in the 1920's to put down some trouble.
Which country produced MiG planes?
soviet Union
How many planes were involved during Battle of Midway?
Counting seaplanes, reconnaissance (scout) planes, and land based airplanes; there were approximately 300 aircraft apiece on each side.
What were Germany's methods of combat in World War 2?
Blitzkrieg using guns, tanks, planes, ships, and blimps for reconnaissance.
How were planes used in warfare?
In WWI planes were used for reconnaissance until someone dropped grenades outside of their canopy. Then towards the end of the war fully tactical bombers were developed to dropped heavier explosives.
Curtis lemay in the missile crisis?
General Curtis Lemay, famous for his part in the mass air raids against Japan late in WW2, believed that President Kennedy acted too weakly during the Cuban Missile Crisis. At several points, he attempted to force the hands of the politicians by sending planes to provoke the Soviets and Cubans.
Why did the military create fighter planes?
Fighter planes are designed specifically to shoot down other planes. It was in response to bombers and reconnaissance aircraft that they wanted to prevent from flying over the ground forces. Then there had to be aircraft to fly with the bombers to prevent the enemies fighters from shooting them down.
What does second pilot on fighter jet do?
Interceptor planes and reconnaissance fighter planes have 2 pilots...the 2nd pilot is the navigator..he is in charge of the intercept radar (hes in charge of tracking the target and making the fastest flight path to it), taking pictures for reconnaissance or even "painting" targets for air strikes and sending them to a bomber and such...planes like the F 16 or F 22 are design to be scrambled ASAP and only to fight, have 1 pilot...
Was it Pres. Eisenhower that claimed the US did not have a spy plane when Francis Gary Powers was shot down?
Yes, President Dwight D. Eisenhower initially denied the existence of U.S. spy planes when Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union in May 1960. He claimed that the U.S. did not conduct such aerial reconnaissance, but this was later revealed to be untrue. The incident led to significant diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Ultimately, Eisenhower had to acknowledge the U-2 spy plane program after Powers' capture.
