ER-2 Lockheed Dragon Lady High Altitude Research Aircraft, NASA, 1999 (1:72)

Hobby"Master"1/72"Air"Power"Series
HA6905
Lockheed"U-2R
10338
In"1954"Lockheed"received"approval"to"produce"a"high-altitude"reconnaissance"aircraft."The"
creation"of"this"aircraft"went"to"Lockheed�s"Skunk"Works"and"the"famous"Kelly"Johnson."The"
aircraft,"a"single-engine"jet"that"could"provide"images"day"or"night"over"Soviet"territory,"was"
labeled"U-2"(U=utility)"and"given"the"name"�Dragon"Lady�."The"first"test"flight"took"place"in"1955"
and"was"used"by"the"CIA"and"the"USAF"during"the"Cold"War."The"U-2"came"to"international"
notoriety"in"1960"when"one"piloted"by"Gary"Power"was"shot"down"over"the"Soviet"Union.


Lockheed"U-2R"10338"was"manufactured"in"1968"as"68-10338"c/n"060"and"delivered"to"the"100"
SRW."In"1976"the"aircraft"was"transferred"to"the"9"SRW"and"on"August"11,"1994"was"the"first"U-2"
to"accumulate"20,000"hours."On"August"29,"1995"68-10338"departed"Fairford"but"one"pogo"gear"
didn�t"fall"off"on"departure."The"pilot"flew"back"over"the"airfield"trying"to"shake"the"pogo"loose"but"
in"doing"so"lost"airspeed"and"stalled."The"airplane"crashed"and"the"pilot"ejected"but"too"low"and"
he"was"killed.
Die-cast"metal.
Superb"detailing"in"1/72"scale.
Pre-painted"with"pad"applied"markings.
Fully"assembled.
Comes"with"crew"figure
Display"stand"included.
Option"to"display"model"with"wheels"up"or"down.
Minimum"use"of"plastic.