I was stationed at Beale AFB from 66-68 with the 456th Avionics Maint. Squadron. The 9th Strategic Recon Wing's Sr-71 was a beautiful aircraft.
I worked on the KC-135 tankers and the BUFs. `
I was stationed at Beale AFB from 66-68 with the 456th Avionics Maint. Squadron. The 9th Strategic Recon Wing's Sr-71 was a beautiful aircraft.
I worked on the KC-135 tankers and the BUFs. `
VERY cool. I was on the phone with Beale earlier today.
Those guys are awesome. Some FReepers knew I had connections with U2 folk and gave me the names of loved ones who fly the Dragon Lady. I was able to find out all of them were safe.
Still haven't heard who it is or what happened.
I was there in 65-67 as a D-Brat. I remember we kind of considered it 'our' plane and loved seeing it flying around, though I was surprised that it was so public when the U2 had been such a hush-hush thing.