U-2 Dragon Lady photos (9 in total)

U-2 Dragonlady readied for a combat mission

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Airmen quickly remove the final pins from a U-2 Dragonlady before a flight Oct. 4, 2009. The sortie was Capt. Peter J. Gryn's first combat mission. The U-2 is the primary source of high altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Captain Gryn is deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif.
Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski
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A U-2 aircraft taxis to a parking spot

SOUTHWEST ASIA -Maj. Patrick Hudson, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, taxis a U-2 aircraft to a parking spot Aug. 24. Major Hudson completed his 1000th hour of flight in the U-2 aircraft.
U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr

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A U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft prepares to land

A chase car drives along side as a U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft prepares to land Jul. 30 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Because of unusual low-altitude handling characteristics and limited forward visibility, a second U-2 pilot normally "chases" each landing, assisting the pilot by providing radio inputs for altitude and runway alignment.
U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Linch
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U2 Readied For Takeoff

Airmen from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., help their pilot out of a U-2 Dragon Lady at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, on Tuesday, June 13. The aircraft is en route to South Korea. U-2s are undergoing a $1.5 billion upgrade. Cockpit instruments will be modernized with full-color displays that replace gauges and dials with state-of-the-art, touch-screen technology.
U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo
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U-2 Dragon Lady

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U-2 Dragon Lady

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U-2 Dragon Lady

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U-2 Dragon Lady

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U-2 With Upgraded Cockpit (June 2006)

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