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

110K views · 5.2K reactions | Say hello and goodbye to a Beale Air Force Base Lockheed U-2 as it kicked off Wednesday’s air show with a couple of flybys! #OSH21 | EAA - The Spirit of Aviation | Facebook