The Secret Genesis of Area 51 by Td Barnes

The Secret Genesis of Area 51 by Td Barnes

Author:Td Barnes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2017-11-21T05:00:00+00:00


A mobile car following a U-2 across Groom Lake at Watertown. CIA via TD Barnes Collection.

Stress showing on the face of a U-2 pilot following an eight-hour flight. CIA via TD Barnes Collection.

A USAF sergeant suit technician assisting a U-2 pilot out of his partial-pressure suit following a flight. CIA via TD Barnes Collection.

The first few months of this procedure saw a moderately high rate of washouts of military personnel for various reasons when subjected to agency tests. Despite efforts made to explain the necessity for it and to minimize the reaction to it, the CIA could do little to make this type of examination more palatable to senior air force officers. The career air force officers found it patently difficult to accustom themselves to civilian command with stringent security control over all their activities and movements. Only a moderate number of problem cases came from the screening to give trouble later.

While the recruitment of military personnel was underway, Richard Newton of the CIA took command of Area 51. At the same time, on July 24, less than eight months after the go-ahead call from Trevor Gardner, Kelly Johnson readied the first aircraft, known as Article 341, for delivery to the “Paradise Ranch” site. Lockheed completed the final inspection, flutter and vibration tests and control proof tests and disassembled the aircraft for transport to the Groom Lake remote test facility for taxi and first flight.



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