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Mar 24th, 2010 at 11:56am

patchz   Offline
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Sometimes, old stuff still has it's uses, even old guys like me. But I digress. The venerable U-2 isn't going to the scrap heap just yet.
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http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/109138/u-2-spy-plane-evades-the-day...
 

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Reply #1 - Mar 24th, 2010 at 3:28pm

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Saw this yesterday. Nice to see this icon still flying.

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Reply #2 - Mar 25th, 2010 at 2:13am

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I hate to see iconic aircraft retire. This project is going to put the U-2 in the skies for years to come. Smiley
 

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