The First U-2 Photographs of Soviet Missiles in Cuba 1962

Title

The First U-2 Photographs of Soviet Missiles in Cuba 1962

Creator

United States Air Force

Subject

Cuban Missile Crisis
U-2 Cold War Images

Description

U-2 photograph of MRBM site two nautical miles away from the Los Palacios deployment—the second set of MRBMs found in Cuba. This site was subsequently named San Cristobal no. 1 (the photo is labeled October 15 for the day it was analyzed and printed).

Publisher

National Museum of the United States Air Force

Contributor

Dino Brugioni Collection at the National Security Archive

Date

1962-10-14

Type

Image

Format

Jpeg image

Source

https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/29153-oct-14-first-u-2-photographs-soviet-missiles-cuba-1962

Original Format

Hycon 73B Photograph

Files

second-u-2-photo-cuba-missiles-1962.jpg

Citation

United States Air Force, “The First U-2 Photographs of Soviet Missiles in Cuba 1962,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed April 18, 2026, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/5755.

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