Reso Gratuito Lockheed U2/TR-1 Decals

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1. Lockheed U-2R s/n 68-10331,of the 6th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, based at Osan Air Base, South Korea.
2. Lockheed U-2R, s/n 68-10338, possibly serving with the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing. Beale AFB.
3. Lockheed TR-1A, s/n 80-0182 Note Bulldog insignia carried on fin.
4. Lockheed TR-1B, s/n 80-1091. The Q-bay was occupied by the second cockpit on this variant. Earlier TR-1Bswere white overal.
5. Lockheed TR-1A, c/n 80-01074. The aircraft made its first flight in February 1984. It was upgraded under the PLSS program in 1984-1985. Transferred to 17th RW in February 1990. Transferred to 9th WR in October 1992. In May 1996, converted to U-2S. Currently flying with 9th Rw, Beale AFB.
6. Lockheed TR-1A , 80-01084. The first flight was lost in the past 1986. December 9, 1987 at Alconbury Air Force Base, UK, the plane collided with a tractor. The wing was damaged. Disassembled on the doorstep of the C-5 Galaxy, it was taken to Palmdale to the factory for refurbishment. In 1988-1989 he was transferred to the 9th SRW. Currently flying with 9th RW, Beale AFB.
7. Lockheed U-2R Senior Span, 68-10338. Initially part of the 100th SRW, and in 1976 transferred to the 9th SRW. Crashed on 29 August 1995 while taking off from Fairford Air Force Base, UK.
Il Lockheed U-2 e il suo successore TR-1 sono stati aerei da riconoscimento ad alta quota sviluppati per l’United States Air Force (USAF) negli anni ’50 e ’60. Questi aerei sono stati progettati per svolgere missioni di riconoscimento aereo a lungo raggio, soprattutto durante la Guerra Fredda, fornendo informazioni di intelligence di alto valore strategico. Design ad Alta Quota: Il Lockheed U-2/TR-1 è un aereo progettato per volare ad altitudini estremamente elevate, in particolare sopra i 70.000 piedi (circa 21.300 metri) . Queste alte citazioni lo mettevano fuori dalla portata dei sistemi di difesa aerea esistenti e rendevano l’aereo difficile da intercettare.