U / R B - 6 9 A ▁oper ational ▁losses , ▁the ▁C IA ▁obtained ▁and ▁converted ▁two ▁existing ▁US ▁Navy ▁P 2 V - 7 s , ▁one ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁P 2 V - 7 U / R B - 6 9 A ▁Ph ase ▁VI ▁standard , ▁and ▁also ▁acquired ▁an ▁older ▁P 2 V - 5 ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁Navy ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁aircraft ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁Test ▁fl ights ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁lead ▁aircraft ▁at ▁Edwards ▁A FB ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁all ▁the ▁aircraft ▁painted ▁with ▁dark ▁sea ▁blue ▁color ▁but ▁with ▁US AF ▁mark ings . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁one ▁P 2 V - 7 U ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Eg lin ▁A FB ▁for ▁testing ▁aircraft ▁performance ▁at ▁low ▁level ▁and ▁under ▁ad verse ▁conditions . ▁ ▁The ▁initial ▁two ▁aircraft ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Europe , ▁based ▁at ▁Wies b aden , ▁West ▁Germany , ▁but ▁were ▁later ▁with dra wn ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁when ▁the ▁C IA ▁reduced ▁its ▁cover t ▁aircraft ▁assets ▁in ▁Europe . ▁The ▁C IA ▁sent ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁P 2 V - 7 U / R B - 6 9 As ▁to ▁H sin ch u ▁Air ▁Base , ▁Taiwan , ▁where ▁by ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁they ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁a