1st ERS U2 Blackbird Dragon Lady Reconnaissance PROJECT OLIVE HARVEST RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus Air Force Challenge Coin / CIA Joint/Combined The big Red One

The big Red One

and hardest to find

killed three Afghans (their status was not specified) who were outside the perimeter of the base

Since processed intelligence is gathered from multiple sources

1st ERS U2 Blackbird Dragon Lady Reconnaissance PROJECT OLIVE HARVEST RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus Air Force Challenge Coin / CIA Joint/Combined The big Red OneThis coin is 1 9 16 inches in diameter with epoxy on both sides. 1970 saw the Egyptians and the Israelis at war again with both sides slugging it out in a war of attrition across the Suez canal. After a ceasefire had been agreed both sides pulled their troops back to 32 miles either side of the canal. and both the CIA (Det G) and the USAF set about planning a "Fast Move" of a U 2 to monitor the situation. The CIA were quicker of the mark and two U