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Home Town Jacksonville Beach
Last Address 345 Orchis Road St. Augustine South, St. Augustine, FL 32086
Kume Jima Radar Station (Det 2, 623rd AC&W Squadron) known as "Habu Hill" was the ground control station for U-2 flight operations in the 313th Air Division Area of Operations. The "Dragon Lady" operated from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa (OL-2) and flights were conducted over China, Formosa, Japan and North Korea. I was assigned as a Weapons Control Tech and worked Flight Follow on many of these flight operations.
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U-2 Dragon Lady Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications StatsCentral Model Lockheed Martin U-2S Length 62.99 ft | 19.20 m Width 104.99 ft | 32.00 m Height 15.75 ft | 4.80 m Engine(s) 1 x General Electric F118-101 engine delivering 17,000lbs of thrust. Empty Weight 14,991 lbs | 6,800 kg MTOW 41,006 lbs | 18,600 kg Max Speed 475 mph | 764 km/h | 413 kts Max Range 7,000 miles | 11,265 km Ceiling 69,593 ft | 21,212 m | 13.2 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 2 Armament None. Accommodations 1
