Pilots eject before military plane crash in California

Sep 21, 2016, 01:17
Pilots eject before military plane crash in California

An Air Force U-2 reconnaissance plane, one of the most legendary aircraft to come out of the Cold War, crashed shortly after takeoff Tuesday during a routine training flight in Northern California.

It says two pilots ejected before the crash around 9 a.m. Tuesday. The two pilots on-board, according to officials, ejected from the aircraft.

The Transportation Security Administration found a loaded gun at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport on Monday morning.

The U-2, made famous during the Cold War when aviator Francis Gary Powers crashed and was taken prisoner, is a single-engine, high-altitude reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft used in support of USA and allied forces.

In 1960, the Soviets downed a U-2 spy plane and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

A parachute lies near the site of a U-2 airplane crash in Sutter County, CA.

Beale Air Force Base is home to the Air Force's fleet of single-seat U-2s and a double-seat variant used for training pilots to fly the specialized aircraft.

A U-2 Dragon Lady takes off from Royal Air Force Fairford in England on June 9. It is composed of 4,500 personnel at the base and at various locations.

The U-2 is a surveillance and reconnaissance plane capable of flying at extremely high altitudes. It delivers critical imagery and signals intelligence to decision makers in peacetime indications and warnings, low-intensity conflict, and large-scale hostilities.

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