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U-2 Spy Plane Crashes In Sutter County; Pilots Ejected
11:00 a.m. UPDATE: A U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane has crashed in Sutter County. The crash happened at around 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The Air Force and Beale Air Force Base have both confirmed the crash and that two pilots ejected. Their condition is unknown. (sacramento.cbslocal.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Local newspaper's early report:
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article102927897.html
video of the AC falling and chutes deploying
http://www.kcra.com/news/harrowing-witness-video-shows-u2-spy-plane-crash-in-sutter-buttes/41748404
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article102927897.html
video of the AC falling and chutes deploying
http://www.kcra.com/news/harrowing-witness-video-shows-u2-spy-plane-crash-in-sutter-buttes/41748404
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Pilot dies after U-2 spy plane crashes in California
The aircraft crashed in Sutter County. The U-2 was from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing stationed at nearby Beale Air Force Base, some 48 miles north of Sacramento.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/20/u-2-spy-plane-crashes-in-california.html
Pilot dies after U-2 spy plane crashes in California
The aircraft crashed in Sutter County. The U-2 was from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing stationed at nearby Beale Air Force Base, some 48 miles north of Sacramento.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/20/u-2-spy-plane-crashes-in-california.html
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1 pilot killed, 1 hurt in U-2 plane crash in Sutter Buttes
Daytime mishap in 2-seat training version of the jet. Both ejected. One survived.
http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/plane-crashes-into-sutter-buttes-in-sutter-county/41746460
1 pilot killed, 1 hurt in U-2 plane crash in Sutter Buttes
Daytime mishap in 2-seat training version of the jet. Both ejected. One survived.
http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/plane-crashes-into-sutter-buttes-in-sutter-county/41746460
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1 Air Force Pilot Killed, 1 Hurt After Ejection, Crash in Calif.
The US Air Force says one pilot was killed and another injured when they ejected from a U-2 spy plane shortly before it crashed in Northern California, the AP reports.
http://www.newser.com/story/231395/1-air-force-pilot-killed-1-hurt-after-ejection-crash-in-calif.html
1 Air Force Pilot Killed, 1 Hurt After Ejection, Crash in Calif.
The US Air Force says one pilot was killed and another injured when they ejected from a U-2 spy plane shortly before it crashed in Northern California, the AP reports.
http://www.newser.com/story/231395/1-air-force-pilot-killed-1-hurt-after-ejection-crash-in-calif.html
In 1984 I saw the wreckage of the U2 flown by Gary Powers in a military museum in Moscow. Do we really need these airplanes today? Aren't spy satellites enough? How much money have we spent on decades-old projects like this? Enough is enought!
R.I.P.