On August 3, 1959, then-Major Hsichun Mike Hua made a forced landing with his disabled U-2 at Cortez, Colorado. Fifty years later, he was invited by Cortez Aviation Heritage Society to return to the city to talk about his daring landing. General Hua made available his presentation at Cortez and also sent season’s greetings in this video.
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http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2010/new/feb/6/today-t3.htm
Just finished updated the U-2 and Cortez, CO’s wiki pages…. Yes, citing sources is really pain in the a$$…..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortez,_Colorado#Miracle_at_Cortez
Few other related news report and original US Air Force published back 1989 on the “Miracle At Cortez” incident…
http://cortezjournal.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=6722&SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&S=1
\http://www.hmhfp.info/clp/MVJ.html
http://www.hmhfp.info/clp/AFM.pdf
http://www.hmhfp.info/pbl/miracle_cortez.html
Bryan: Many thanks for the additional info!
Here’s what General Hua wrote about his U-2 trainings, back in 2002.
http://area51specialprojects.com/u2_hua_blackcats.html
Bryan, great info on Wiki. There was a typo in this sentence : ” know their U.S. counterparts’ real names and rank/titles, or which U.S. government agencies they were dealing with.” . Should say they “never knew”, instead of KNOW, but they do :-).
Angella Raisian
Taiwan is not doing a documentary on Gen. Mike Hua and the Black Cats. See my comment on the Roadrunners Internationale Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1062322057129883&id=267841553244608
Angella
I meant is NOW doing a documentary…