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Chris Pocock will talk about his new book, Shadow Flyer, about Bob Ericson, one of the select group of pilots recruited in 1956 by the CIA to fly the U-2 over the Soviet Union. He subsequently flew this extraordinary spy plane for 31 years, 16 years with the Agency followed by another 15 years with NASA. This book tells the story of how a small-town boy grew up to serve his country with distinction, how he survived a crash in this most difficult-to-fly airplane, and how he was nearly shot down over the USSR. It also describes Bob’s flight over Cuba in 1962 that set off the Cuban Missile Crisis; his missions over Tibet, China and North Vietnam; and his remarkable save of a crippled U-2 for NASA. Bob Ericson's sons, Arne and Myles, will join the program for the Q&A.

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