Rare ‘Silver Dragon’ TU-2S sighted

After almost three years of extensive maintenance by the USAF’s 9th Maintenance Group in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, TU-2S Dragon Lady, (80-1078/‘BB’), graced the skies once more. February 15, 2024 was the first time in 1,030 days the aircraft had taken to the air following a flightline accident at Beale AFB, California, in April 2021.While the aircraft completed its first post-resurrection flight in February, the USAF did not announce the milestone until March 22, after the TU-2S had passed all