U-2 Dragon Lady

Here's What You Need To Remember: The Blackbird wouldn’t stay officially secret for much longer. Pres. Lyndon Johnson would run for election in 1964, and to counter criticisms from Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater, revealed the SR-71 during a speech on July 25. There are few secret projects like U.S. Air Force…

A civilian pilot with a penchant for snapping photos of the Pentagon’s most secretive locations has dropped another slew of images, this time of Beale Air Force Base in California, home to the US’ most infamous spy planes. Recent changes at the base hint that it might be preparing to…

By JAKE ABBOTT | Appeal-Democrat | Published: June 11, 2020 (Tribune News Service) — Beale Air Force Base will see a change of command Thursday when it welcomes a new commander to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing. Col. Heather Fox was named as the base’s next commander, where she will be…

Last week the Air Force released a request for information for a next-generation drone to replace the MQ-9 Reaper. The new unmanned aircraft, which should enter service in 2031, will have built-in AI to fly itself and learn from experience. However, the Air Force also wants a leap forward in…

Here's What You Need To Remember: The Blackbird wouldn’t stay officially secret for much longer. Pres. Lyndon Johnson would run for election in 1964, and to counter criticisms from Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater, revealed the SR-71 during a speech on July 25. There are few secret projects like U.S. Air…

Also: F-22 Accident, MultiGP's IO2020 Postponed, Women in Aviation Advisory Board, European A/C Have More Time A Sunday morning accident involving the Canadian Forces famed Snowbirds flight demonstration team has taken the life of one of their team members, and injured the pilot. Read More

Also: F-22 Accident, MultiGP's IO2020 Postponed, Women in Aviation Advisory Board, European A/C Have More Time A Sunday morning accident involving the Canadian Forces famed Snowbirds flight demonstration team has taken the life of one of their team members, and injured the pilot. Airborne 05.18.20 is chock full of info…

A Delta Air Lines pilot has pivoted from commercial to back to military and is now flying the U-2 spy plane, one of the most exclusive airplanes in the world. We love flying vintage aircraft at Live and Let’s Fly, but the Lockheed U-2 takes things to a whole other…

Maj. Jeffrey Anderson is the first Air Force reservist to qualify to fly the U-2 spy plane.Anderson, who's been an airline pilot for the past two years, had to go through rigorous training to fly the U-2.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Beale Air Force Base, California — For…

Reservist Maj. Jeffrey Anderson Now Qualified To Fly The U-2 Dragon Lady For the first time in Air Force and 9th Reconnaissance Wing history, a reservist, Maj. Jeffrey Anderson, 99th Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, qualified to fly the U-2 Dragon Lady. The U-2 is known as the hardest aircraft to fly…