The a-12 Oxcart: A Behemoth of Technology

The U-2 proved that the Soviets were capable of shooting down planes. The fear of the Soviets' unknown striking capability and their secret nuclear arsenal was at an all-time high. So how did America plan to overcome this latest hiccup? And so, the A-12 Oxcart was born - a behemoth of a plane capable of flying 80,000 feet in the air and up to speeds of Mach 3.