Not many 70-year-olds can set endurance or distance records. But the U-2 spy plane did both on July 31. It took off from Beale Air Force Base in California and flew a zig-zag lap around the ...
The US Air Force celebrated the 70th anniversary of the famous U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane on July 31, 2025 – not with a cake but by setting new endurance records for the class of aircraft on the first ...
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Spy Plane So High the Soviets Couldn’t Touch It
Born from Cold War paranoia, the U-2 spy plane was built in total secrecy to capture photos over the Soviet Union. Designed ...
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