USAF pilot Jethro (front ... Forbes writer Jim Clash boarding a U-2 spy plane, Beale AFB, August 21, 2024. Clad in our space suits and after breathing 100 percent supplemental oxygen for an ...

Fox-body Ford Mustangs and a whole crop of high-performers from GM have served the US Air Force over the years, helping land the legendary U-2 spy plane ... to guide the pilot down safely.

On May 1, 1960, the Soviet Union shot down a CIA U-2 spy plane and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers. It was an international crisis for America’s intelligence agencies. A planned summit ...

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 ...

The U-2 spy plane is an engineering marvel, but it can't land on its own. This is the complicated process pilots have to go through to bring the plane down safely. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook ...

China has lodged "stern representations" with the United States, accusing it of sending a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance plane into a no-fly zone over Chinese live-fire military drills on Tuesday ...

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 in fiscal year 2025, budget documents show By Jared Keller Posted on ...

The U-2's old-style cameras still outperform other surveillance gear by delivering crisp images from above 70,000 feet The U-2 spy plane first became operational in 1956. Today the U.S. Air Force ...

The Dodge Charger was used to assist Lockheed U-2 spy planes during takeoff and landing. It includes unique military upgrades like a performance exhaust and heavy-duty suspension. Powering the ...

The Quincy Museum is announcing a new fundraising event for its 60th anniversary, "Keeping America Safe at 70,000 Feet." The ...

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Optimist Club of Marshalltown held it’s weekly meeting at Mama DiGrados restaurant on Jan. 9. The guest speaker was Don Feld, a former USAF pilot who flew the Douglas A-1 ...

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing was assigned to the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War.