[Jack Deth]

U2s have been revamped, up-engined and a wider camera bay added, Ronin.

Their classification is now TR-1.

Jack.

[Dashing Dasher]

I just sent out an few emails to the guys I know in the 9th Recon unit.

I'll update the thread if/when I hear anything.




Prayers....


Dasher

[SkyPilot]

Their classification is now TR-1.

Actually, no. The aircraft is still called the U-2 in the Air Force inventory, as all TR-1s were redesignated U-2R's back in 1992. Here is a link to the official Air Force Website that lists it as the U-2.

_{SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Capt. Jeffrey Wright exits a U-2 Dragon Lady after a flight Feb. 5. The U-2 is a high-altitude, multi-intelligence reconnaissance aircraft that can fly above 70,000 feet. The jet provides near-real-time imagery and signals intelligence to warfighters and national authorities. Captain Wright is a U-2 pilot with the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron and is deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandi Branch)}

[Tommyjo]

No. The TR-1 designation is now defunct. Has been for many years now. All operational U-2 are of the S model. U-2S for the single seater and TU-2S for the two-seat trainer. NASA operate the U-2 with the designation ER-2.