X-Nico

unusual facts about Lockheed U-2S



Advanced Crew Escape Suit

The suit is a direct descendant of the U.S. Air Force high-altitude pressure suits worn by the two-man crews of the SR-71 Blackbird, pilots of the U-2 and X-15, and Gemini pilot-astronauts, and the Launch Entry Suits worn by NASA astronauts starting on the STS-26 flight, the first flight after the Challenger disaster.

Joe Adamov

Joe Adamov was also the official Soviet translator at the trial of Gary Powers, shot down in a U-2 spy plane in 1960.

Merryl Tengesdal

Once completed with her Navy obligation, Lt Col Tengesdal continued her military career by transferring over to the Air Force to fly the Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady at Beale Air Force Base in Northern California.

Theodore Litovitz

During the Vietnam War, Litovitz developed an infrared transmitting window used in a U-2 spy plane.


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