How the Aurora Borealis Almost Started World War III
EXCERPT
In the midst of the Cuban missile crisis, a U-2 spy plane pilot got lost on a mission over the arctic circle. The next thing he knew, he was 300 miles deep in Russian air space.
Of the 13 days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, one day, October 27, 1962, dubbed “Black Saturday,” stands out. That was the day U-2 pilot Major Rudy Anderson was shot down and killed by the Soviets while flying reconnaissance over Cuba.
