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U2 Missile Image from Cuban Missile Crisis

Original - the U2 plane image revealing missiles in Cuba, sparking the Cuban Missile Crisis.

One of the most important images in recent history. Despite small size, its irreplaceable, and critically important.

Articles this image appears in

Cuban Missile Crisis

Creator

The CIA

Suggested by

Nuclear Lunch Detected  _Hungry? 18:06, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Comments

• Unlikely to succeed due to the small size and limited EV. ZooFari 23:42, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

• Explain "limited EV" please. This photo almost got the earth crisped Nuclear Lunch Detected  _Hungry? 05:11, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

• Small file size is kind of excusable, as despite the very large-format cameras used, it would have been taken from 60,000 feet or more and would have resolved only very slightly better detail than this on film. Considering the image placement at the moment and the fact that it isn't an iconic image in its own right, I'd say the "limited EV" comment was fair judgement. If it was the defining image of the crisis, it would be the lead image in the article. Placing it at Lockheed U2 or reconnaisance or other places where it also has relevance would increase EV, but not perhaps to FPC required levels. This is because it's not unique; another image of the same place (and better annotated) is already at the latter article and is not only more informative, it's clearly presented as the defining image of the U2 reconnaissance missions over Cuba. Interesting though, viz. my first point, that the higher resolution there doesn't yield any more information than your nomination here. mikaul^talk 20:52, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

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