1st RS U-2 instructor pilot flies his 1,000th flight in the Dragon Lady [Image 15 of 20]

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CA, UNITED STATES

12.22.2020

Photo by Staff Sgt. Ramon Adelan 

9th Reconnaissance Wing

201222-F-HK496-1029
Cory Bartholomew, left, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron (RS) U-2 Dragon Lady instructor pilot, and Capt. Sean Heatherman, 1st RS U-2 student, prepares for takeoff Dec. 22, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base, California. This flight marked Bartholomew’s 1,000th flight in the U-2. Bartholomew retired as a U-2 pilot in 2014 and went to fly for NASA and commercial airliners. He returned to Beale as a civilian U-2 instructor pilot in June 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ramon A. Adelan)

• Date Taken: 12.22.2020
• Date Posted: 01.05.2021 15:23
• Photo ID: 6474159
• VIRIN: 201222-F-HK496-1029
• Resolution: 8256x5504
• Size: 25.09 MB
• Location: BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CA, US