Man, Moment, Machine (2005) - 2x12 - JFK and the Crisis Crusader

October, 1962: For thirteen days a desperate showdown puts the world on the brink of nuclear war. One man hopes to end this high-stakes gamble, but President John F. Kennedy can't afford to make any mistakes. Only one machine can make this happen, the RF-8 Crusader, capable of the low-level reconnaissance photography needed to prove what the Soviet Union is up to on Castro's Cuba. Failure is unthinkable.