In the middle of the Nevada desert in 1955, the top-secret, CIA-funded Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft took to the sky for the first time. Seventy years later, the venerable Dragon Lady is still in service with the U.S. Air Force, providing an eye in the sky from more than 13 miles up. #EAA #aircraft #aviation #AirVenture #Oshkosh #U2 #U2DragonLady #airforce | EAA - The Spirit of Aviation

The Lockheed U-2 'Dragon Lady' had its first flight 70 years ago today, 1st August 1955. This U-2S at The Royal International Air Tattoo is newer but still almost 40 years old. I'm so glad I got to see this display as I've wanted decent U-2 images for a long time Beale Air Force Base #RIAT2025 #lockheedmartin #lockheedu2 #DragonLady #9threconnaissancewing | Turn 'n' Burn

Airborne Again! 🐉 A U-2 Dragon Lady with a historic joint-force history recently completed a functional check flight out of #USAF Plant 42. The airframe was restored by merging multiple airframes together with the help of #AFLCMC Det 4 and WIA, the #AFRC 370th FLTS and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. After finishing testing, the #U2 aircraft will re-join the fleet at Beale AFB to help propel global ISR forward for the warfighter. #AFMC #ACC Learn more about airframe 1099's unique history 🔈 | Edwa