Two U-2 pilots, including a Wisconsin native, share rare insights on the legendary spy plane's enduring legacy and relevance in today's battlespace. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 drew a record-breaking ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - One of the most popular attractions at this year’s EAA AirVenture is the U-2, an aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force to conduct surveillance and gather intelligence from high ...

For most people today, the "Dragon Lady" more than likely conjures up images of Daenerys Targaryen from the hit HBO fantasy series, "Game of Thrones." But long before that show ever aired, and even ...

Flying from Beale AFB, a Lockheed U-2 aircraft, using the specially chosen callsign DRAGON 70, was heard communicating with ATC about a plan to set an endurance and altitude record for the ‘category ...

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 U-2 pressure suit is a self-contained life support system, providing oxygen, temperature regulation, and protection from the myriad hazards associated with high-altitude flight. The pilots of the ...

MOSCOW Fifty years ago today, U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down while flying a U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union, a dramatic episode of the Cold War that pushed the rival superpowers ...

The infamous U-2 spy plane has been a part of our collective psyche since May 1, 1960, when the Soviet Union shot one down while flying a reconnaissance mission over its airspace. This event, which ...