A small plane crashed in the Fallbrook area Tuesday afternoon, prompting officers and firefighters to respond to the scene near South Mission Road and South Stagecoach Lane.

Pilots had to keep the U-2 spy plane flying at a true airspeed of 460 mph to ensure it didn't stall out or encounter high-speed buffeting. It was a struggle.

The U-2 jet-powered aircraft has been a staple of American intelligence-gathering operations going back to the Cold War. But for over 50 years, the aircraft has also kept another peculiar record: ...