Learn the story of the Yak Twenty-five, a Soviet high-altitude aircraft built as a response to the American Lockheed U-2. We tell the story of the secret program in 1958, the altitude records set by pilot Smirnov, and the surprising fate of this aircraft, which ultimately became a key training tool for Soviet air defense. The story is based solely on verified facts.
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