warsawdaddy
Gold Member
I did not know that 7 of them have been shot down! I saw my first one in 1957.Didn't know what it was,just got a glimpse through the hanger doors at LoringAFB.It wasn't until Powers was shot down that we knew what it was.
Subject: Lockheed U-2S "Dragon Lady" Cockpit Tour
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> Interesting flick for old pilots and those interested in the U2 aircraft.
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> Most can remember Gary Powers being shot down by the Russians during the
> Eisenhower Administration - well maybe not the younger crowd - and it is
> hard to believe that the U2 is still flying it's missions. First view I
> have had inside one.
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Subject: Lockheed U-2S "Dragon Lady" Cockpit Tour
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> Interesting flick for old pilots and those interested in the U2 aircraft.
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> Most can remember Gary Powers being shot down by the Russians during the
> Eisenhower Administration - well maybe not the younger crowd - and it is
> hard to believe that the U2 is still flying it's missions. First view I
> have had inside one.
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