Pilot dies after U-2 spy plane crashes in California

Date:

9/20/2016

Time:

16:45:00

Source:

Foxnews

Content:

One pilot died and another was injured after they ejected from a U.S. Air Force U-2 spy plane that crashed in Northern California Tuesday, an Air Force spokesman confirmed. U-2 spy plane crashes in Northern California, 2 pilots eject.https://t.co/1rbzloEJYd pic.twitter.com/GmqLYVGTxg The aircraft crashed in Sutter County. The U-2 was from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing stationed at nearby Beale Air Force Base, some 48 miles north of Sacramento. The pilots were taking part in a training mission, the Los Angeles Times reported. Military officials did not initially reveal what caused the crash. Witnesses spotted two parachutes carrying people and a third carrying their gear, KCRA reported. The U-2 is a high-altitude spy plane which routinely flies at 70,000 feet to take photos and intercept communications. Its pilots wear pressurized flight suit similar to astronauts. In 1960, a U-2 was shot down in Soviet airspace leading to the capture of Francis Gary Powers. He returned to the United States in a prisoner swap with the Soviet Union two years later. Fox News Lucas Tomlinson contributed to this report.

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9/20/2016 2:38:49 PM