Leonid
Местный
Раньше про это не знал, но вот попалось на глаза:
Президентский 707, хранящийся в Museum of Flight в Сиэттле, немного непростой. Под визит Эйзенхауэра в СССР его "доработали".
В тексте ниже есть упоминание, что будто-бы ЦРУ знало, что советские самолёты, возившие делегации в ООН были оборудованы скрытыми камерами.
Мне это, если честно, кажется сомнительным - всё-таки Нью-Йорк находится на берегу океана, много не сфотографируешь, но может есть ещё какая-то информация на эту тему?
Отрывок из книжки "The Flying White House, The Story of Air Force One," by J.F. terHorst and Ralph Albertazzie: (page 196):
"Dulles had not necessarily set out to deceive the President. But sometimes, as he knew, it was a boon to political superiors if they were kept in the dark. It gave them a valuable commodity called "deniability" in the event some outlandish piece of espionage was uncovered by the other side. Then they could, in all honesty, claim innocence of whatever had happened. Deniability was something Eisenhower didn't have - and could have used - on May 1, 1960, the day that U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down over Russia.
"The handsome Boeing was moved to a secluded hangar where, under tight security, the installation of high-resolution cameras and electronic control mechanisms was begun. With blowtorches and riveting guns, CIA's workmen fashioned a special compartment in the belly of the fuselage to house the components.
"A special detachment was assigned to SAM to supervise Project Lida Rose. A special crew was selected to operate the reconnaissance equipment. Even a special aviator was designed as the key man to employ the system aloft while Draper flew the airplane.
"The controls were designed to be activated by the co-pilot from his seat in the cockpit. In the best tradition of the espionage trade, they were cleverly camouflaged to avoid detection by the unknowing, particularly by any foreign escort pilot or navigator who would be riding in the cockpit on flights into the Soviet Union or some other "closed" country.
"Two instruments in the cockpit were modified to do the trick. One was the co-pilot's "fresh air valve" - very similar to the air inlets over passenger seats in any airplane. By rotating and adjusting the innocent looking valve, the co-pilot could open and activate the big cameras hidden in the belly compartment below. To ensure proper camera performance, of course, the co-pilot needed to know that he was moving the fresh air valve in accordance with a prescribed sequence. So the CIA's electronic wizards performed a delicate surgical operation on SAM 970's magnetic compass.
"On an airplane with modern navigational equipment, the magnetic compass is merely a standby gadget. It serves primarily as a reference for the direction of the flight, assuring the pilot and co-pilot that the aircraft's basic guidance system is functioning properly. (Theoretically, the magnetic compass should have alerted the crew of the ill-fated Korea Airline 707 that it had strayed off course into Soviet territory in 1978.) On a Boeing like SAM 970, the magnetic compass is swivel-mounted and, when not in use, it can be pushed out of the way into a recess in the cockpit ceiling.
"For Project Lida Rose, tiny holes were drilled into the side of SAM 970's compass. Inside these apertures, the CIA surgeons implanted pinhead sequence lights that were visible only to the co-pilot - and only when he was seated in exactly the right position. By watching the sequence lights on the compass as he adjusted the fresh air valve, the co-pilot was able to determine - in one-two-three fashion - that the camera compartment doors were open, that the camera was in position, and that it was functioning. When the co-pilot decided he had shot sufficient film, he again adjusted the fresh air valve. This time, the pinhead lights on the compass would turn off in reverse sequence. When the last light winked out, he knew the compartment doors had closed, the cameras were safely hidden from view, and everything was back to normal again.
"Project Lida Rose performed remarkably during test flights. Photographs taken from 30,000 feet were so sharp it was possible to read license plate numbers on automobiles on the ground. Inside the Soviet Union, the high-resolution cameras were certain to pick up intelligence information that had been impossible for U-2s to obtain. To test out the security of the camera installation, experienced but unaware mechanics and flight engineers were instructed to thoroughly inspect SAM 970 and the cockpit's instrumentation. None of them detected anything suspicious that might betray the secret. The project, estimated to have cost approximately $1,000,000, was pronounced a success. So tight was the security that only a handful of persons knew about it and they were sworn to secrecy.
"Unfortunately for Dulles and the CIA, Eisenhower never made his planned trip to the Soviet Union. Khrushchev used the capture of Francis Gary Powers to accuse Eisenhower of "perfidy" in the Soviet skies. He stalked out of a Big Power summit meeting in Paris on May 15 when Ike refused to apologize for the U-2 spy flights. In the strained atmosphere that followed, Eisenhower's visit to Russia was scuttled too.
"There was heavy irony in all this. The CIA and Air Force intelligence officials were convinced that Soviet aircraft flying Russian dignitaries to the UN in New York were equipped with reconnaissance cameras. There was suspicion that similar equipment was aboard the TU-114 that brought Khrushchev to the U.S. in 1959. Indeed, this was advanced as a reason why Eisenhower's plane should be similarly outfitted.
"In 1961, with President Kennedy in the White House, the reconnaissance cameras were removed from SAM 970. The camera team was disbanded. It never got the chance to photograph Soviet territory.
"Dulles's U-2 program, it could be said, had shot down his Project Lida Rose."
Президентский 707, хранящийся в Museum of Flight в Сиэттле, немного непростой. Под визит Эйзенхауэра в СССР его "доработали".
В тексте ниже есть упоминание, что будто-бы ЦРУ знало, что советские самолёты, возившие делегации в ООН были оборудованы скрытыми камерами.
Мне это, если честно, кажется сомнительным - всё-таки Нью-Йорк находится на берегу океана, много не сфотографируешь, но может есть ещё какая-то информация на эту тему?
Отрывок из книжки "The Flying White House, The Story of Air Force One," by J.F. terHorst and Ralph Albertazzie: (page 196):
"Dulles had not necessarily set out to deceive the President. But sometimes, as he knew, it was a boon to political superiors if they were kept in the dark. It gave them a valuable commodity called "deniability" in the event some outlandish piece of espionage was uncovered by the other side. Then they could, in all honesty, claim innocence of whatever had happened. Deniability was something Eisenhower didn't have - and could have used - on May 1, 1960, the day that U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down over Russia.
"The handsome Boeing was moved to a secluded hangar where, under tight security, the installation of high-resolution cameras and electronic control mechanisms was begun. With blowtorches and riveting guns, CIA's workmen fashioned a special compartment in the belly of the fuselage to house the components.
"A special detachment was assigned to SAM to supervise Project Lida Rose. A special crew was selected to operate the reconnaissance equipment. Even a special aviator was designed as the key man to employ the system aloft while Draper flew the airplane.
"The controls were designed to be activated by the co-pilot from his seat in the cockpit. In the best tradition of the espionage trade, they were cleverly camouflaged to avoid detection by the unknowing, particularly by any foreign escort pilot or navigator who would be riding in the cockpit on flights into the Soviet Union or some other "closed" country.
"Two instruments in the cockpit were modified to do the trick. One was the co-pilot's "fresh air valve" - very similar to the air inlets over passenger seats in any airplane. By rotating and adjusting the innocent looking valve, the co-pilot could open and activate the big cameras hidden in the belly compartment below. To ensure proper camera performance, of course, the co-pilot needed to know that he was moving the fresh air valve in accordance with a prescribed sequence. So the CIA's electronic wizards performed a delicate surgical operation on SAM 970's magnetic compass.
"On an airplane with modern navigational equipment, the magnetic compass is merely a standby gadget. It serves primarily as a reference for the direction of the flight, assuring the pilot and co-pilot that the aircraft's basic guidance system is functioning properly. (Theoretically, the magnetic compass should have alerted the crew of the ill-fated Korea Airline 707 that it had strayed off course into Soviet territory in 1978.) On a Boeing like SAM 970, the magnetic compass is swivel-mounted and, when not in use, it can be pushed out of the way into a recess in the cockpit ceiling.
"For Project Lida Rose, tiny holes were drilled into the side of SAM 970's compass. Inside these apertures, the CIA surgeons implanted pinhead sequence lights that were visible only to the co-pilot - and only when he was seated in exactly the right position. By watching the sequence lights on the compass as he adjusted the fresh air valve, the co-pilot was able to determine - in one-two-three fashion - that the camera compartment doors were open, that the camera was in position, and that it was functioning. When the co-pilot decided he had shot sufficient film, he again adjusted the fresh air valve. This time, the pinhead lights on the compass would turn off in reverse sequence. When the last light winked out, he knew the compartment doors had closed, the cameras were safely hidden from view, and everything was back to normal again.
"Project Lida Rose performed remarkably during test flights. Photographs taken from 30,000 feet were so sharp it was possible to read license plate numbers on automobiles on the ground. Inside the Soviet Union, the high-resolution cameras were certain to pick up intelligence information that had been impossible for U-2s to obtain. To test out the security of the camera installation, experienced but unaware mechanics and flight engineers were instructed to thoroughly inspect SAM 970 and the cockpit's instrumentation. None of them detected anything suspicious that might betray the secret. The project, estimated to have cost approximately $1,000,000, was pronounced a success. So tight was the security that only a handful of persons knew about it and they were sworn to secrecy.
"Unfortunately for Dulles and the CIA, Eisenhower never made his planned trip to the Soviet Union. Khrushchev used the capture of Francis Gary Powers to accuse Eisenhower of "perfidy" in the Soviet skies. He stalked out of a Big Power summit meeting in Paris on May 15 when Ike refused to apologize for the U-2 spy flights. In the strained atmosphere that followed, Eisenhower's visit to Russia was scuttled too.
"There was heavy irony in all this. The CIA and Air Force intelligence officials were convinced that Soviet aircraft flying Russian dignitaries to the UN in New York were equipped with reconnaissance cameras. There was suspicion that similar equipment was aboard the TU-114 that brought Khrushchev to the U.S. in 1959. Indeed, this was advanced as a reason why Eisenhower's plane should be similarly outfitted.
"In 1961, with President Kennedy in the White House, the reconnaissance cameras were removed from SAM 970. The camera team was disbanded. It never got the chance to photograph Soviet territory.
"Dulles's U-2 program, it could be said, had shot down his Project Lida Rose."
. Посему это вызвало в то время скандальное обсуждение в шведских СМИ.
. Да и парткомы с комсомолами... вот что фанатизм авиационный с головой-то делает!
