Cold War 003 Corona Satellite "Film Bucket" Aerial Recovery

AF Art Collection (2010.034) by Edward Conion

About The Art Piece

 

This is a depiction of Corona Spy Satellite Mission 9009, 19 August 1960, over the Pacific Ocean, and Aircraft C-119 J-FA Ser #51-8037 “Pelican Nine” piloted by Captain Harold Mitchell, USAF. The first successful aerial recovery of Corona spy satellite “Film Bucket” from Mission 9009.