Something Different

It was a bit of a busy day, but I managed to get a break and a sit down in the back garden. My timing was perfect, as half-a-dozen Swallows passed over head and then in the distance I could hear an aircraft that was approaching from a direction that was definitely not used by commercial or passenger planes. As I stood up I could see a U2 heading for the house. A quick dash into the house for the camera and as I ran back to the garden, my timing was perfect as it came into view again. I'm assuming it was going into Fairford.

U2 in Black & White

The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "Dragon Lady", is a single-engine, ultra-high altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF)