U2 out of Robins AFB?

[BAR64]

I hoofed it into a closed-door maintenance hangar somewhere in South Carolina back in the late 80's and there sat a U2 in some state of being worked on/maintained. I couldn't believe they were still using them then! It was pretty cool to check out up close. Very little room inside them.

 

[above_all]

A U2 or a B2?
I don't think the U2 has much "git" down low and is pretty quiet (for a jet).


Edit: They have them there so you may have seen Bono buzzing around!
https://dragonladytoday.com/2016/03/01/managing-the-u-2-at-robins-afb/

Was TDY to Tyndall AFB in '92. A U2 (or NASA equivalent) was operating there. Sucker climbed like a rocket. We couldn't believe it.

 

[FO3Winger]

Don't know personally about Robins, but out West they are still flying out of California, Its the upgraded U2"S", old plane just crammed full of new goodies

 

[Ex313]

Did it look like this one?

 

[Nat]

Did it look like this one?

Yep except with drop tanks

 

[Ex313]

Yep except with drop tanks

That's about right. I spent a night guarding a TR1 in 1983 when it was stopped at Ramstien for an airshow.
I met the crew chief and he spent about an hour with me talking about the plane.
At the time, the TR1 had replaced the U2 as the predominant reconnaissance aircraft.
I don't know what the surface of that aircraft is covered with, but it was very black and strange looking. I mean, your eyes saw it and said, "Man that's strange looking."
But anyway, here's the Wiki article.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2

 

[Nat]

That's about right. I spent a night guarding a TR1 in 1983 when it was stopped at Ramstien for an airshow.
I met the crew chief and he spent about an hour with me talking about the plane.
At the time, the TR1 had replaced the U2 as the predominant reconnaissance aircraft.
I don't know what the surface of that aircraft is covered with, but it was very black and strange looking. I mean, your eyes saw it and said, "Man that's strange looking."
But anyway, here's the Wiki article.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2

I was stationed at Sembach, AFB 1978-1981.
Found out a few weeks back from a family friend that works on base that around the same time there was one that flew into Robins for avionics work.

 

[Ex313]

1500 today (5/8/2017) a U2 flew over my home @ about 5000ft. climbing hard and fast. Could hear it for 5mins. after it flew past.
Anyone work at Robins AFB know if this plane is flying sorties out of Robins?

I just had a thought, there is a tropical storm in the Gulf.
Maybe the aircraft is here to observe it.

https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/potential-tropical-depression-two-tropical-storm-bret

 

[Radar363]

I just had a thought, there is a tropical storm in the Gulf.
Maybe the aircraft is here to observe it.

https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/potential-tropical-depression-two-tropical-storm-bret

The original post is 6 weeks old.

 

[Tony2X]

Was TDY to Tyndall AFB in '92. A U2 (or NASA equivalent) was operating there. Sucker climbed like a rocket. We couldn't believe it.

You outta see the F-22's do ballistic takeoffs out of Hickam AFB over Waikiki Beach...they go straight up until you can't see em no more.