TU-2S 1065 Fini Flight The U.S. Air Force TU-2S Dragon Lady tail number 1065 performed its final flight Jan. 11, 2024, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Aircraft 1065 was originally delivered to the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing as a TU-1S in 1983 to serve as a training aircraft for the U-2 program, and was redelivered in 1995 after being converted to seat two pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colin Smith)
TU-2S Dragon Lady 1078’s Resurrection: Rebirth of the “Silver Dragon” U.S. Air Force TU-2s Dragon Lady 1078 prepares to taxi out for its first high flight after almost three years of maintenance at Beale Air Force Base, California, Feb. 22, 2024. Aircraft 1078 was involved in an accident in 2021 that left it unable to move to U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, where normal Program Depot-level Maintenance for U-2’s occur, and after passing low flight and high flight tests, will be able to fly to Palmdale to be painted black and returned to service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick Brown)
TU-2S Dragon Lady 1078’s Resurrection: Rebirth of the “Silver Dragon” U.S. Air Force TU-2s Dragon Lady 1078 prepares to taxi out for its first flight in 1030 days at Beale Air Force Base, California, Feb. 15, 2024. Before being cleared to return to service and be painted black at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, aircraft 1078 passed a taxi test, low flight, and high flight to evaluate systems, conduct safety checks, and check all components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick Brown)
TU-2S Dragon Lady 1078’s Resurrection: Rebirth of the “Silver Dragon” U.S. Air Force TU-2s Dragon Lady 1078 taxi’s out for its first high flight after almost three years of maintenance at Beale Air Force Base, California, Feb. 22, 2024. Aircraft 1078 was involved in an accident in 2021 that left it unable to move to U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, where normal Program Depot-level Maintenance for U-2’s occur, and after passing low flight and high flight tests, will be able to fly to Palmdale to be painted black and returned to service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick Brown)
TU-2S Dragon Lady 1078’s Resurrection: Rebirth of the “Silver Dragon” U.S. Air Force TU-2s Dragon Lady 1078 flies to U.S. Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale, California, where it will undergo normal Program Depot-level Maintenance (PDM) and be painted black, after almost three years of maintenance at Beale Air Force Base, California, Feb. 29, 2024. Aircraft 1078 was involved in an accident in 2021 that left it unable to move to Plant 42, and after passing low flight and high flight tests, was able to fly to Palmdale where Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Detachment 4 will oversee Lockheed Martin’s PDM of aircraft 1078. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Pentzer)
TU-2S Dragon Lady 1078’s Resurrection: Rebirth of the “Silver Dragon” U.S. Air Force TU-2s Dragon Lady 1078 prepares to taxi out for a flight to U.S. Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale, California, where it will undergo normal Program Depot-level Maintenance (PDM) and be painted black, after almost three years of maintenance at Beale Air Force Base, California, Feb. 29, 2024. Aircraft 1078 was involved in an accident in 2021 that left it unable to move to Plant 42, and after passing low flight and high flight tests, was able to fly to Palmdale where Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Detachment 4 will oversee Lockheed Martin’s PDM of aircraft 1078. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Pentzer)
OL Plant 42 Breathes New Fire into TU-2S Dragon Lady A TU-2S Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., arrives at USAF Operating Location Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, to receive final paint coatings, Feb. 29. The aircraft returned to flight after nearly two years through the collaboration of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 412th Test Wing at Edwards and Lockheed Martin Corporation. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)
OL Plant 42 Breathes New Fire into TU-2S Dragon Lady A TU-2S Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., arrives at USAF Operating Location Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, to receive final paint coatings, Feb. 29. The aircraft returned to flight after nearly two years through the collaboration of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 412th Test Wing at Edwards and Lockheed Martin Corporation. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)
OL Plant 42 Breathes New Fire into TU-2S Dragon Lady A TU-2S Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., arrives at USAF Operating Location Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, to receive final paint coatings, Feb. 29. The aircraft returned to flight after nearly two years through the collaboration of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 412th Test Wing at Edwards and Lockheed Martin Corporation. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)
OL Plant 42 Breathes New Fire into TU-2S Dragon Lady A TU-2S Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., arrives at USAF Operating Location Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, to receive final paint coatings, Feb. 29. The aircraft returned to flight after nearly two years through the collaboration of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 412th Test Wing at Edwards and Lockheed Martin Corporation. (Air Force photo by Lindsey Iniguez)
A TU-2S Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., arrives at USAF Operating Location Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, to receive final paint coatings, Feb. 29. The aircraft returned to flight after nearly two years through the collaboration of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 412th Test Wing at Edwards and Lockheed Martin Corporation. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)
OL Plant 42 Breathes New Fire into TU-2S Dragon Lady A TU-2S Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California, prepares to depart USAF Operating Location Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, after receiving final paint coatings, March 21. The aircraft returned to flight after nearly two years through the collaboration of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 412th Test Wing at Edwards and Lockheed Martin Corporation. (Air Force photo by C.J. Raterman)
OL Plant 42 Breathes New Fire into TU-2S Dragon Lady A TU-2S Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California, prepares to depart USAF Operating Location Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, after receiving final paint coatings, March 21. The aircraft returned to flight after nearly two years through the collaboration of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 412th Test Wing at Edwards and Lockheed Martin Corporation. (Air Force photo by C.J. Raterman)
A TU-2S Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California, departs USAF Operating Location Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, after receiving final paint coatings, March 21. The aircraft returned to flight after nearly two years through the collaboration of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 412th Test Wing at Edwards and Lockheed Martin Corporation. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)