In 1961 my father and my family were relocted to Peshawar Pakistan. The Air Force had a command and control station outside of Peshawar while they used an unmarked airstrip near the Peshawar city airfeild for spy plane operations. He was a russian radio chatter translator with SAC for launching RB57 and U2 out of Pakistan. This was the same base Gary Powers was launched from in 1960 when he was shot down. That may be the same location the Air Force is leasing to launch UAV today. My father was taught powered flight in Taylorcraft Austors by the mayor of Peshawar in the early 60's. The mayor flew spitfires in Burma.
