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spy plane

NOUN
high-altitude military reconnaissance plane
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The car, a mashup of a 1970s-era Lotus Esprit and the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, has an electric drivetrain that can do 0 to 60 mph in 0.8 seconds.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

The U.S. sent a P-8A Poseidon spy plane but elected not to send a destroyer as it had in the past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

It is, in effect, a high-tech spy plane, which is one reason why we're not allowed to film or photograph any of the screens.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025

He was that Francis Gary Powers, the Air Force officer piloting a U2 spy plane that the Russians shot down in 1960.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024

He then revealed that Soviet forces had shot down the American spy plane over Russian territory.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau


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