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Watch the Rare Spy Plane Touch Down at RAF Fairford After a Daring Flight

S 'Dragon Lady' touch down at RAF Fairford just as the sun was setting, and the scene was nothing short of surreal. With its ...
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U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane • Pilot Prep & Takeoff/Landing

Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron maintainers prepare U-2 Dragon Lady pilots for flight at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Filmed on March 13-15, 2019. Film Credits: U.S. Air Force Video ...
Task & Purpose

A U-2 spy plane pilot took a selfie with the Chinese spy balloon

The pilot of a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane tasked with surveilling the Chinese spy balloon that traversed the continental United States earlier this month managed to snap a selfie with the balloon from ...
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 ...
Task & Purpose

The Air Force plans on retiring the vaunted U-2 spy plane starting in 2025

After nearly 70 years of service, the U.S. Air Force plans to begin divesting its fleet of U-2 Dragon Lady spy planes starting in fiscal year 2025, budget documents show By Jared Keller Published Feb ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Dragon Lady: A Portrait Gallery

First flown in August 1955, the Lockheed U-2 has an endurance record few aircraft can match: It’s still in service today with the U.S. Air Force on high-altitude reconnaissance missions over ...