Lockheed U-2 / TR-1 Navy and Marine Corps fin and final assembly

fin and final assembly

but in the Battle of Britain it was shot down as easily as the other day bombers

it built as a sturdy fighter-interceptor to augment the Messerschmitt Bf 109

it was particularly suited for such missions as the famous raid from North Africa against the oil industry at Ploesti

Lockheed U-2 / TR-1 Navy and Marine Corps fin and final assemblyLockheed U 2 airplane model. The U 2 provides continuous day or night, high altitude, all weather, stand off surveillance of an area in direct support of U. S. and allied ground and air forces. It provides critical intelligence to decision makers through all phases of conflict, including peacetime indications and warnings, crises, low intensity conflict and large scale hostilities. When requested, the U 2 also has provided photographs to the Federal