[Eric in the Ozarks]

An Air Force U-2 pilot was a friend of my folks’ when we lived in Japan in the 50s.
He was an American Indian, from New Mexico.

[yarddog]

I knew a U2 pilot who is now deceased.

They were based in Del Rio, Texas. He said they would go into Mexico where a Mexican general would treat them to great meals.

One thing he mentioned which I noticed on this article was how tricky they were to land. He said they had so much lift that any breeze would throw it around.