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A Lockheed U-2 touched down at Fairford after flying where few can

The Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady completed its mission and returned to RAF Fairford as the sun set. Designed to operate at ...
The Aviationist

U-2 Dragon Lady Breaks Altitude and Endurance Records During 70th Anniversary Flight

Flying from Beale AFB, a Lockheed U-2 aircraft, using the specially chosen callsign DRAGON 70, was heard communicating with ATC about a plan to set an endurance and altitude record for the ‘category ...
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How many U-2 spy planes were built?

The Lockheed U-2 'Dragon Lady' spy plane is famously one of the oldest aircraft types in service with theUnited States Air Force. The aircraft is a relic of the Cold War and first entered service in ...
Aviation Week

Lockheed Martin U-2

The U-2 is a single-engine, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. Development began in 1954, and a prototype flew the following year. Lockheed built 49 aircraft in the initial configuration, but as ...
The Aviationist

Last Production U-2 Returns to Flight for First Time Since 2008

80-1099 was photographed in flight for the first time in 17 years after being heavily damaged in a hydrazine fire in 2008. Aviation enthusiasts captured the aircraft in flight from Palmdale Airport, ...
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Taking on Challenges with Intention: Making History in the Lockheed U-2 (Lecture)

Hear from the first Black woman to pilot the U-2 about how she overcame obstacles to make history, May 3 at 8 pm ET. Learn more: https://s.si.edu/40FsAZJ The path towards achieving your goal is not ...
The National Interest

Why the U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane Is an Astonishing Feat of Engineering

The U-2’s ability to reach 70,000 feet—an altitude that most modern fighter jets cannot match—came about after a series of remarkable design innovations. The Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady routinely ...
Flightglobal

U-2 sets new endurance record 70 years after first flight

Seventy years after the Lockheed Martin U-2 spyplane made its first flight, the distinctive high-altitude jet has set a new endurance record for the type. A two-seat TU-2S trainer variant of the U-2 ...
Forbes

America's Cold War Aircraft Are Still Flying After Decades In Service

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Last month, the United States Air Force carried out a far from ...
Flightglobal

U-2S high-altitude spyplane makes rare public display at UK air show

Two of the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) distinctive high-altitude spyplanes made a rare public appearance at a UK air show over the weekend. The Lockheed Martin U-2S Dragon Lady jets participated in the ...

U-2 spy plane spotted at UK base amid rise in global tensions

A Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft. The U-2 is one of a handful of aircraft types to have served the USAF for ...