An oxcart is not fast, but the A-12 Oxcart spy plane sure was. This aircraft was built to speed through the skies and collect ...

"CIA's A-12 represents a pioneering achievement in ... A pair of S-75/SA-2 SAM sites launched no less than six missiles at the spy plane, which was reportedly flying with a speed of Mach 3.1 ...

The spy agency’s director ... not the CIA, and the A-12 was the CIA’s plane.” Whatever the reason, the Black Shield program would end on a tragic note the month it was canceled when an ...