US EditionFacing Retirement, U-2 Flies Record Mission to Celebrate 70 Years
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Facing Retirement, U-2 Flies Record Mission to Celebrate 70 Years
A year away from its likely retirement—and 70 years to the day after the first U-2 flight—a two-seat version of the Dragon Lady from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force, Calif., set records for distance covered and endurance on a single mission, demonstrating the venerable type’s continuing capability. The July 31 mission flown by a TU-2S covered some 6,000 miles across more than 14 hours—the longest flight ever made by the type—duri…
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