U-2 Dragon Lady

Hobby"Master"1/72"Air"Power"SeriesHA6905Lockheed"U-2R10338In"1954"Lockheed"received"approval"to"produce"a"high-altitude"reconnaissance"aircraft."The"creation"of"this"aircraft"went"to"Lockheed�s"Skunk"Works"and"the"famous"Kelly"Johnson."The"aircraft,"a"single-engine"jet"that"could"provide"images"day"or"night"over"Soviet"territory,"was"labeled"U-2"(U=utility)"and"given"the"name"�Dragon"Lady�."The"first"test"flight"took"place"in"1955"and"was"used"by"the"CIA"and"the"USAF"during"the"Cold"War."The"U-...

Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power SeriesHA6901Lockheed U-2S 68-103379th RW USAF Beale AFB California 2015Die-cast metal.Superb detailing in 1/72 scale.Pre-painted with pad applied markings.Fully assembled.Comes with crew figureDisplay stand included.Option to display model with wheels up or down.Minimum use of plastic.In 1954 Lockheed received approval to produce a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. The creation of this aircraft went to Lockheed�s Skunk Works and the famous Kelly Johnson. The...

The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "Dragon Lady" , is an American single-jet engine, high altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) and previously flown by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It provides day and night, high-altitude (70,000 feet, 21,300 meters), all-weather intelligence gathering. Lockheed Corporation originally proposed it in 1953, it was approved in 1954, and its first test flight was in 1955. It was flown during the Cold War over the Soviet...