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    TU-2S Dragon Lady 1078’s Resurrection: Rebirth of the “Silver Dragon” [Image 25 of 28]

    TU-2S Dragon Lady 1078’s Resurrection: Rebirth of the “Silver Dragon”

    BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CA, UNITED STATES

    02.22.2024

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick Brown 

    9th Reconnaissance Wing

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Brandon, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Detachment 4 chief of flight test operations, shakes hands with the maintenance crew of TU-2S Dragon Lady 1078 before aircraft 1078’s first high flight after almost three years of maintenance at Beale Air Force Base, California, Feb. 22, 2024. Aircraft 1078 was involved in an accident in 2021 that left it unable to move to U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, where normal Program Depot-level Maintenance for U-2’s occur, and after passing low flight and high flight tests, will be able to fly to Palmdale to be painted black and returned to service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick Brown)

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 02.22.2024
    Date Posted: 03.22.2024 13:42
    Photo ID: 8303450
    VIRIN: 240222-F-WX919-1037
    Resolution: 8192x5464
    Size: 7.87 MB
    Location: BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, CA, US

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