Iconic U2 Dragon Lady spy plane makes its way to Albuquerque museum

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An iconic war aircraft will soon have a home in Albuquerque at the National Museum of Nuclear ...
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Watch the U-2 spy plane climb 70,000 feet to the edge of space - "Sky turns black"

The U-2 Dragon Lady became one of the most extreme aircraft ever built after flying reconnaissance missions at altitudes above 70,000 feet, more than 13 miles above Earth near the edge of space. At ...
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The U-2 Spy Plane May Be Old, But It's Celebrating Its 70th Birthday By Setting New Records

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 ...
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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 ...