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The Pic of the Day: The U-2 Dragon Lady still flies

December 27, 2018
FighterSweep Staff No Comments Military Aviation, Photos

Capt. Jason, a U-2 Dragon Lady pilot with the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron, waits in his pressure suit before his flight at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Dec. 11, 2018. The U-2 is a single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft that routinely flies eight to 11-hour missions. (Last name withheld for security purposes.

 

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa

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