Forbes

U-2: World’s Highest Man, For A Few Minutes Anyway

Forbes writer Jim Clash en route to 70,000 feet in a U-2 spy plane, Beale AFB, August 21, 2024. It’s extremely rare for a civilian - even a journalist - to score an edge-of-space ride in the backseat ...
Jalopnik

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 ...
The National Interest

U-2 Spy Plane

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Today, there are more than 30 U-2s in operational service filling a wider variety of roles than ever. In the later years of the Cold... When it first took to the ...
Forbes

U-2 Maintenance At Beale Is Challenging, But Staff Is Up To Snuff

U-2 spy plane like the one Gary Francis Powers was piloting when it was shot down over Russia, Edwards Air Force Base. (Photo by John Bryson/Getty Images) MSgt Alejandro Betancourt is section chief ...

U-2 Spy Plane Captured Stunning Image Of Chinese Surveillance Balloon

Footage of a United States U-2 spy plane that captured imagery of the Chinese surveillance balloon that flew over the ...
The National Interest

U-2 Spy Plane

U-2 pilots conducted a total of 102 overflights of the People’s Republic of China from 1962 to 1968. The fastest aircraft to ever roam the skies may surprise you. While newer fighter jets like the U.S ...