Flying from Beale AFB, a Lockheed U-2 aircraft, using the specially chosen callsign DRAGON 70, was heard communicating with ATC about a plan to set an endurance and altitude record for the ‘category and class’ of aircraft.

Aviation enthusiasts were able to record the pilot of DRAGON 70 communicating with the Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) in which he stated that the aircraft had departed from their Californian base at 9:30pm the previous evening, intending to return the following afternoon. Contents Flying from Beale AFB, a Lockheed U-2 aircraft, using the specially chosen callsign DRAGON 70, was heard communicating with ATC about a plan to set an endurance and altitude record for the ‘category and class’ of aircraft. Future of the U-2

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