[NorthMountain]

Prayers for the crew and their families. That bird always was tricky.

[jennychase]

[Forgotten Amendments]

Is that the same U-2 from the ‘50s?

Now we're spending billion$ on the useless F-35. But the U-2s & B-52s still work. NASA will never accomplish anything again. We are DEVO!

[PLMerite]

U-2, TR-1, U-2R or U-2S ?

[MichaelCorleone]

I thought the Blackbird (SR-71) had long since replaced the U 2.

Officially the 71 has been retired, and they can’t get spare parts for it anyway. But I’m told that may not necessarily be the case.

What is the preferred plane for reconnaissance then?

[Bruce Kurtz]

Use to see them land at Osan AFB, Korea. Always had a chase car helping the pilot out.

[Talisker]

Witnesses spotted two parachutes carrying people and a third carrying their gear,

A third carrying their gear?

[WKUHilltopper]

I didn’t even know they still used the U2

[rockinqsranch]

Ping

[Texas Fossil]

U-2 aka the “Dragon Lady”

Has really unusual landing gear. Flies high and goes far.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[Jet Jaguar]

Active Duty ping.

[Western Phil]

Here is an amazing early U-2 adventure story with a better outcome than yesterday: http://www.historynet.com/dragon-lady-down.htm

There is a video of the pilot returning to Cortez 50 years later to tell his story, but I can’t find it right now.