MATT HARTMAN
Warzone/The Drive: Images Show U-2 That Flew Intriguing Flight Over California Was Equipped With A Panoramic Camera
The U-2 Dragon Lady is one ultra-adaptable info collecting beast and in this case, it was equipped with a sensor that was still spinning as it landed.
U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane activity is not all that rare over California, but one test flight that emanated from the Air Force's sprawling Plant 42 installation in Palmdale, California on February 4 certainly drew some attention. Airplane trackers kept tabs on the flight via online aircraft tracking software, while others spotted the U-2 up above 60,000-feet from terra-firma below. The test mission flew all over the state, before returning to base at Plant 42, where our contributor Matt Hartman just happened to be spotting. The result was some awesome detailed images of the U-2 that flew the sortie, which included a rare look at the Dragon Lady equipped with a modern panoramic imaging sensor installed in its glazed under-fuselage 'Q bay,' which seemed to still be actively scanning the ground below as the high-flying jet came into land.
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WNU Editor: That must be one impressive camera.
