A Very Special Dragon Lady at RAF Fairford 13th Sept 17

[bigcrow]

A real personal highlight for me was catching this ultra rare U-2S at RAF Fairford on Wednesday evening returning from a 10 hour mission snooping on the Russians. A pretty unique fit, ASARS nose, ruby pods on the wings & a Spur Dorsal with CDL link. Complete with Jaguar F Type chase car...

#1

80-1083\BB U-2S 9th RW, 99th RS, Beale AFB, Ca by Stuart Freer - Touchdown Aviation, on Flickr

#2

80-1083\BB U-2S 9th RW, 99th RS, Beale AFB, Ca by Stuart Freer - Touchdown Aviation, on Flickr

#3

80-1083\BB U-2S 9th RW, 99th RS, Beale AFB, Ca by Stuart Freer - Touchdown Aviation, on Flickr

#4

80-1083\BB U-2S 9th RW, 99th RS, Beale AFB, Ca by Stuart Freer - Touchdown Aviation, on Flickr

#5

80-1083\BB U-2S 9th RW, 99th RS, Beale AFB, Ca by Stuart Freer - Touchdown Aviation, on Flickr

#6

80-1083\BB U-2S 9th RW, 99th RS, Beale AFB, Ca by Stuart Freer - Touchdown Aviation, on Flickr

#7


80-1083\BB U-2S 9th RW, 99th RS, Beale AFB, Ca by Stuart Freer - Touchdown Aviation, on Flickr

#8

80-1083\BB U-2S 9th RW, 99th RS, Beale AFB, Ca by Stuart Freer - Touchdown Aviation, on Flickr

[CJS]

Wow, that's not something you see everyday is it!

Great pics of a great looking aircraft, thanks for sharing.

[tankbuster]

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I behold that as beautiful, great pics

[Airwolfhound]

Not jealous at all

Stunning shots of a stunning aircraft, top togging

[Dan O'Hagan]

That is a marvellous set of pictures, of a fabulous old beast.

[Seamus]

Great stuff as ever Stu, 4, 6 and 8 are absolute winners

[LN Strike Eagle]

Absolutely stunning.

[Theo1]

Wow, very very nice.

Cheers, Theo
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[Blackbird]

Superb - thank you very much indeed!

Andy

[Roughcutter]

Cracking set of shots, you lucky chap

[planenuttoo]

Nice pics, well done.

[Alpha Delta 210]

Great sequence in beautiful light. I love the head on shot.

[DriesE]

Very nice pics , thanks for sharing.

[frank]

Just had to say awesome - especially #3
Frank

[alanp]

All great, in fantastic light but No3 is the one.

[stevebrodie]

#4 She has all the bumps in the right places, gorgeous photo