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Lockheed U-2

Role

Aerial reconnaissance

Type

Reconnaissance aircraft

User

Special Unitary Group (SUG)

Retired

Still in service

Designer

Kelly Johnson

Variants

U-2A • U-2B • U-2C • U-2D • U-2E • U-2F • U-2G • U-2H • U-2R • TR-1A (U-2RT) • U-2S • U-2ST • ER-2 • TU-2S • U-2ET • ER-2F

Developer

Lockheed Martin

Predecessor

Martin B-57 Canberra

First flight

1 August 1955

Introduction

1957

Number built

74 built between 1955-1958'

Primary users

United States Air Force

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