Jeffrey Anderson, 99th Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, qualified to fly the U-2 Dragon Lady. The U-2 Dragon Lady is known as the hardest aircraft to fly in the world, it has been a host to less ...

After nearly 70 years of service, the U.S. Air Force plans to begin divesting its fleet of U-2 Dragon Lady spy planes starting ... spy plane, where pilots don special, astronaut-stye suits to ...

The Air Force's two-seat TU-2S trainer aircraft are not only super rare, but are also critical in training pilots to fly the Air Force's U-2 Dragon Lady spy planes. Beale recently revealed new details ...

the U-2 is an iconic American aircraft. The plane, also known as the Dragon Lady, has been gathering high-altitude intelligence for more than six decades. In an infamous incident in 1960, pilot ...

The U-2 Dragon Lady is wildly different than any of these ... the US Air Force has used high-performance chase cars to guide the pilot down safely. The landing process isn't over there, though.

When a plane goes down, an ejection seat keeps pilots from going down with it. Ejecting from an ejection seat is not something a pilot wants to do, but it is something they have to do in case of ...

This Veterans Day, we’re taking a walk down memory lane, revisiting some of our most memorable episodes from among the nearly ...

21) last week told about WAFS uniforms: grey-green wool gabardine jackets with squared shoulders, gored skirts, overseas caps to match, civilian pilot wings on left breast pocket, tan broadcloth ...

I served in the United States Air Force Security Service for five years, from 1955. I enlisted right after high school ...

The path for would-be pilots hoping to one day fly for a U.S. carrier is becoming increasingly accessible, as airline officials have turned more creative in their search to bring tens of thousands ...

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