The U-2 spy plane had successful, albeit challenging, carrier tests on the USS Ranger (CVA-61) in March 1964, with pilot Bob Schumacher performing landings and takeoffs, proving the concept for carrier-based U-2G variants, despite an initial nose-down pitch incident that broke the pitot tube. These trials led to a single operational mission, Operation Seeker, monitoring French nuclear tests, confirming the U-2's capability for maritime surveillance, though satellites eventually made it less rele

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