Video by Staff Sgt. Frederick Brown
TU-2S Fini Flight
9th Reconnaissance Wing
Jan. 11, 2024 | 4:25
The U.S. Air Force TU-2S Dragon Lady tail number 1065 performed its final flight on Jan. 11, 2024, at Beale Air Force Base, California. Aircraft 1065 was originally delivered to the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing as a TU-1S in 1983 to serve as a training aircraft for the U-2 program, and was redelivered in 1995 after being converted to seat two pilots. Aircraft 1065 completed 11,450 sorties and 24,042 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)
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