Last updated on: 6 April 2004

• art.#341
  • Lost 4 April 1957 near Pioche, NV. Crashed killing Lockheed Test Pilot Robert Seiker.
• 56-6675 art.#342
  • U-2F Lost on 25 Feb 1966 in California. Civilian Pilot: Hall survived.After aerial refueling aircraft broke up during hard pull-up while leaving Tanker.
• 56-6676 art.343
  • Lost on 27 October 1962 near Banes, Cuba. Shot down by SA-2 missile during Cuban Missile Crisis. USAF Pilot: Maj. Rudolf Anderson was killed. There is a discussion that #6711/378 was the U-2 shoot down over Cuba, also see 6711/#378.
• 56-6677 art.#344
  • Lost on 1 March 1962 at Edwards AFB, CA. Crashed during aerial refeuling tests USAF Pilot: John A. Campbell was killed.
• 56-6678 art.#345
  • May have been the first U-2 crash. Crashed in May 1956 at "The Ranch". Killing Pilot: Wilburn S. Rose. Stalled and crashed while trying to shake free a jammed pogo.
• 56-6679 art.#346
  • Crashed on 17 Sep 1956 in Germany. Killing Pilot: Howard Carey
• 56-6680 art.#347
  • On display as U-2C at National Air & Space Museum(Smithsonian, Washington, DC)
• 56-6681 art.#348
  • On display as U-2C at NASA Ames Research Center, NAS Moffet Field
• 56-6682 art.#349
  • 17/18 Apr 1989 NASA Pilots: Jerry Hoyt & Ron Williams set "Time to Climb" records for class in U-2C #6682(NASA: N709NA)
  • 26 Apr 1989 U-2C #6682 flown to Robbins AFB, GA to be put on display by NASA pilot: Doyle Krumrey
  • On display as U-2C at Museum of Aviation, Robbins AFB, GA
• 56-6683 art.#350
  • Lost on 20 November 1963 near Key West, FL. Crashed NW of Key West, FL after Cuban overflight, USAF Pilot: Joe G. Hyde was killed.
• 56-6684 art.#351
  • Crashed in Sept. 1962 near Taoyuan, Taiwan. Killing ROCAF Pilot: Chih Yao Hua
• 56-6685 art.#352
  • Crashed on 22 Oct. 1965 off Taiwan. Killed ROCAF Pilot: Major Cheng-Wen "Pete" Wang. Crashed during training flight.
• 56-6686 art.#353
  • Crashed on 14 September 1961 at Edwards AFB, CA. Pilot: Edens ok.
• 56-6687 art.#354
  • Crashed in 31 August 1956 at "The Ranch". Killing CIA Pilot: Frank Grace. While taking off on a night training flight, Grace flew into a telephone pole.
• 56-6688 art.#355
  • Crashed in 1 November 1963 near Jiangxi, China. ROCAF Pilot: Maj. Chang-Di Yei survived, he was released with Chang (who was shot down in #6691 on 10 Jan 1965) in 1983
• 56-6689 art.#356
  • Crashed in 23 March 1964 near Taiwan. Killing ROCAF Pilot: Maj. Te-Pei Liang.
• 56-6690 art.#357
  • Lost on 19 December 1956. Pilot: Bob Ericson survived. Also this a/c has been attributed to a crash on 8 Oct. 1966, see 390/6950.
• 56-6691 art.#358
  • Lost on 10 January 1965 near Peking, China. U-2C, Took off from "K-8", Korea Shot down by SA-2, ROCAF Pilot Major Li-Yi Chang survived, he broke both legs. Chang was released with Yei (who crashed Nov 1963, see #6688) in 1983. Wreckage on display at Peoples Republic of China Military Museum, Beijing, China
• 56-6692 art.#359
  • On display at Imperial War Museum, Duxford, UK
• 56-6693 art.#360
  • Lost on 1 May 1960 near Sverdlovsk, Russia. Shot down by multiple SA-2s, while overflying Russia. CIA Pilot: Francis Gary Powers survived and was put on trial and convicted as a spy, he was later traded for a convicted Russian spy.
• 56-6694 art.#361
  • Lost on 26 September 1957 near Del Rio, TX. USAF Pilot: Jack Nole survived.
• 56-6695 art.#362
  • Crashed on 7 July 1964 near Fujian, China. Took off from NAS Cubi Point, Phillipines, to overfly supply routes from China to N. Vietnam. Killing ROCAF Pilot: Lt. Col. Nan-Ping "Terry" Lee.
• 56-6696 art.#363
  • Lost on 22 March 1966 near Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. USAF Pilot: Andy Fan survived.
• 56-6697 art.#364
  • Lost on 6 August 1958 near Laughlin AFB, TX. Crashed on final approach, USAF Pilot: Paul L. Haughland was killed.
• 56-6698 art.#365
  • Lost on 9 July 1958 SW of Tucumcari, NM. USAF Pilot: Alfred L. Chapin was killed.
• 56-6699 art.#366
  • Lost on 28 June 1957 near Del Rio Intl. Airport. USAF Pilot: Ford E. Lowcock was killed. (First crash of the day, see 369/6702.)
• 56-6700 art.#367
  • Lost on 29 May 1975 near Winterberg, Germany. USAF Pilot: Robert T. Rendlemen survived.
• 56-6701 art.#368
  • On display as U-2C at SAC Museum, Offutt AFB, NE
• 56-6702 art.#369
  • Crashed on 28 Jun 1957 near Del Rio, TX, Killing Pilot: Leo Smith. (2nd crash of the day, see 366/6699.)
• 56-6703 art.#370
  • Crashed on 18 September 1964 near Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. Killing USAF Pilot: Primrose
• 56-6704 art.#371
  • Lost on 28 November 1957, 13nmi SSE of Laughlin AFB, TX. USAF Pilot: Bennidict A. Lacombe was killed, when he parachute was caught on speed brake when bailing out of U-2.
• 56-6705 art. #372
  • Used for HASP missions as U-2A
• 56-6706 art. #373
  • Participated in Cuban Missile Crisis overflights
• 56-6707 art.#374
  • On display as U-2C at Laughlin AFB, TX
• 56-6708 art.#375
  • Lost on 1 July 1967 near Pineville, LA. USAF Pilot: Sam Swart survived.
• 56-6709 art.#376
  • Lost on 2 Janauary 1962 near Picayune, MS. USAF Pilot: Charles B. Stratton survived.
• 56-6710 art.#377
  • Lost on 11 September 1958 at Edwards AFB, CA. USAF Pilot: Patrick Hunderwahl was killed.
• 56-6711 art.378
  • Shot down on 9 September 1962, 15 km south of Nanchang, China by SA-2, ROCAF Pilot: Huai-Sheng Chen survived but died later of injuries in hospital.
• 56-6712 art.#379
  • Lost on 19 Dec 1964, crashed when ROCAF Pilot: Sheng Shih-Hi when trying to climb through thunderhead. No other details.
• 56-6713 art.#380
  • Lost on 8 July 1958 near Wayside, TX. Crashed killing Royal Air Force (RAF) Pilot: Christopher H. Walker.
• 56-6714 art.#381
  • Lost on 31 January 1980 near Oroville, CA. USAF Pilot: Edward I. Beaumont lost consciousness while on a training flight the aircraft. The aircraft glided earthward, followed by a chase aircraft, till it hit some high tension electrical lines causing the U-2 to slowly spiral to the ground. Where having regained consciousness by the sudden jolt of hitting the ground, the pilot exited the U-2.
  • The U-2 is now mounted on pylon at Beale AFB, CA.
• 56-6715 art.#382
  • Lost on 26 April 1965 near Borone, CA. Killing civilian pilot: Eugene Edens. Edens was practicing carrier landings at Edwards AFB, CA. when one wing dropped hit the ground hard, the a/c bounced back into the air. When the a/c rolled over and dove into the ground, Edens ejected but not in time and was killed.
• 56-6716 art.#383
  • On display as U-2C at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
• 56-6717 art.#384
  • Crashed, no details. Was flying with the Agency as a U-2C at the end of 1965.
• 56-6718 art.#385
  • Crashed, no details. Was flying with the Agency as a U-2G at the end of 1965.
• 56-6719 art.#386
  • Lost on 28 July 1966 near Oruro, Bolivia. USAF Pilot: Robert D. Hickman became unconscious and his plane flew out over the Gulf of Mexico, eventually crashing into the side of a mountain, destroying the plane. Robert Hickman died in the crash.
• 56-6720 art.#387
  • Lost on 14 July 1960, 30nmi NW of Uvalde, TX. USAF Pilot: Raleigh B. J. Meyers survived.
• 56-6721 art.#388
  • U-2D (pupose built 2 place a/c, not trainer) On display at Blackbird Airpark, Edwards AFB, CA
• 56-6722 art.#389
  • On display as U-2A at USAF Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
• 56-6950 art.#390
  • Lost on 8 October 1966 near Bein Hoa, Vietnam. USAF Pilot: Leo J. Stewart, Jr. survived This crash is also attributed to 6690/#357
• 56-6951 art.#391
  • Crashed on 19 Oct 1966 near Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, USAF Pilot: Leslie M. White survived.
• 56-6952 art.#392
  • Lost on 18 November 1971 near Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. USAF Pilot: John C. Cunney was killed. No other information.
• 56-6953 art.#393
  • U-2CT (trainer); On display at Bodo, Norway
• 56-6954 art.#394
  • Lost on 31 May 1968 near Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. USAF Pilot: Victor L. Milam survived.
• 56-6955 art.#395
  • Lost on 14 August 1964 near Boise, Idaho. Taiwanese Air Force Pilot: Sheng Shih Hi survived. No other information.
• 68-10329 art.#051
  • Originally built as a U-2R, first flew as N803X on 28 Aug 1967
  • Also flown by ROCAF, ROCAF code: #3925
  • First aircraft to fly with Superpods
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, 1981
  • Reconfigured as U-2S, May 1995
• 68-10330 art.#052
  • Delivered to 100 SRW late 1968
  • Used in Navy EPX trials in 1970
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, 1976
  • Lost on 7 December 1977 at RAF Akroitiri, Cyprus. USAF Pilot: Capt. Robert A. Henderson apparently stalled the U-2R on take-off and crashed into an operations building, killing himself and 4 RAF airman and 2 Cypriots.
• 68-10331 art.#053
  • Originally built as a U-2R
  • Also flown by ROCAF
  • To 100 SRW early 1975
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, 1976
  • 19815 hours on 31 May 1995
  • Reconfigured as U-2S, Aug. 1996
• 68-10332 art.#054
  • Flew with ROCAF
  • To 100 SRW early 1975
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, 1976
  • Lost on 15 January 1992 in Sea of Japan. U-2R went down in Sea of Japan off coast of Korea. USAF Pilot: Capt. Marty McGregor was killed, his body was found by Korean Fisherman. No other details.
• 68-10333 art.#055
  • Flew with ROCAF
  • To 100 SRW early 1975
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, 1976
  • Damaged at OL-OH on 24 April 1980, no other info
  • Crashed on 22 May 1984 at Osan AB, Korea, due to problems with engine mounts which caused the tail to blow off. USAF Pilot: Dave Bonzi survived, U-2R was shipped back to Beale AFB, CA and destroyed. No other details.
• 68-10334 art.#056
  • Lost on 16 August 1975 in Gulf of Thailand. USAF Pilot: Jon T. Little survived. No other details.
• 68-10335 art.#057
  • Lost on 24 November 1970 near Taiwan. Taiwanese Air force Pilot: Major Chi-Hsien "Denny" Huang was killed. No other details.
• 68-10336 art.#058
  • Delivered to 100SRW
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, 1976
  • First ASARS aircraft, 1981
  • First Senior Spur aircraft(?)
  • U-2R, rconfigured to "S" spec
  • Currently flying with Flight Test, Palmdale, CA
• 68-10337 art.#059
  • Delivered to 100 SRW
  • Damaged by 99th SRS in U-Tapao on 16 May 1975
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, 1976
  • Crashed on 24 May 1988 at Patrick AFB, FL. USAF Pilot: Alan E. Crawford survived, U-2R taken to Palmdale, CA.
  • Accumulated 20,000 flying hours on 20 Sept. 2000, flying out of Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, Lt. Col. Kevin Henry was piloting
• 68-10338 art.#060
  • Delivered to 100 SRW
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, 1976
  • First U-2 to reach 20,000 hour mark, 11 August 1994
  • Lost on 29 August 1995 at RAF Fairford, UK. USAF Pilot: Capt. David Hawkens was killed. Capt. Hawkens aircraft, suffered a hung pogo while taking off on a Bosian overflight mission. Capt. Hawkens managed to get his aircraft turned around and upon touching down, the U-2 veered left and exploded into flames. Capt. Hawkens ejected horizontally from the aircraft and sustained fatal injuries and died later in a local hospital. Aircraft was in C-Span configuration
• 68-10339 art.#061
  • Used in Navy EPX trials, 1970
  • Delivered to 100 SRW, early 1972
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, 1976
  • Crashed on training flight, 13 Dec 1993 at Beale AFB, CA. USAF Pilot: Captain Richard Schneider was killed.
• 68-10340 art.#062
  • Delivered to 100 SRW
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, 1976
  • Lost on 5 October 1980 at Osan AB, Korea. USAF Pilot: Cleveland H. Wallace survived. No other details.
• 80-1063 art.#063
  • First of new batch aircraft to fly, 1 May 1981
  • ER-2 #N706NA, delivered June 1981
  • Currently flying at NASA Ames Research Center, NAS Moffett Field, CA;
  • Modified to "S" specs, and returned to NASA/Ames on 28 Oct 1996
• 80-1064 art.#064
  • Built as TR-1B*(Trainer), March 1983
  • Reconfigured to U-2ST, delivered on 28 October 1994
• 80-1065 art.#065
  • Built as TR-1B* (Trainer), May 1983
  • Reconfigured to U-2ST, August 1995
• 80-1066 art.#066
  • Second of new batch aircraft to fly, 1 August 1981
  • Delivered as TR-1A*, Sept. 1981
• 80-1067 art.#067
  • Built as TR-1A*, July 1982
  • Returned to flight test, 1989
  • Modifed to "S" spec, Feb 1997;
  • Currently flying with Flight Test Palmdale, CA
• 80-1068 art.#068
  • Delivered as TR-1A*, July 1982
  • First aircraft delivered to 17 RW, Feb 1983
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, April 1987
  • Flew last combat "R" sortie in support of Operation Deliberate Guard on Feb 21, 1997 from Istreas AB, France, piloted by Major Domenick Eanniello
• 80-1069 art.#069
  • Built as TR-1A*, delivered to USAF on July 1982
  • Transferred to 17 RW, July 1982
  • Damaged by vehicle collision at RAF Alconbury, in Oct 1983
  • Transferred to Lockheed to be converted to ER-2 spec
  • On loan to NASA (#N708NA), Ames Research Center
  • The Air Force has asked that #1069 be returned to Air Force, due to a shortage of U-2s.
  • Returned to Lockheed to be converted to "S" spec, 1996
• 80-1070 art.#070
  • Built as TR-1A*, Oct 1982
  • Transferred to 17 RW, Feb 1983 Transferred to 9 SRW, May 1988
  • Reconfigured as U-2S, Feb 1995
• 80-1071 art.#071
  • Built as U-2R, Nov 1983
  • Returned to flight test, 1985
  • First Senior span aircraft
  • Returned to 9 SRW, late 1988
  • First production U-2S, delivered 28 Oct 1994
  • Skidded of end of runway after emergency landing at Beale AFB, CA experienced engine failure on take-off, USAF pilot: Capt. David Hosley on 13 Feb 1996; Repaired at Palmdale, CA and returned to 9 RW on 17 June 1997, first pilot to fly aircraft after repairs was Capt. David Hosley!
  • Was static aircraft at Beale Air Fest '97
• 80-1072 art.#072
  • Delivered as TR-1A*, Nov 1993, to 17 RW
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, March 1984
  • Lost on 18 July 1984 at Beale AFB, CA. Due to engine mount problems which literally blew off the tail. USAF Pilot: Todd Hubbard survived. No other details.
• 80-1073 art.#073
  • Built as TR-1A*, Feb 1984
  • Transferred to 17 RW, Jan 1991
  • Transferred to 9 WG, Sept 1992
  • Reconfigured as U-2S, Feb 1996
• 80-1074 art.#074
  • Built as TR-1A*, Feb 1984
  • Configured to PLSS, 1984-85
  • Transferred to 17 RW, Dec 1990
  • Transferred to 9 WG, Oct 1992
  • Reconfigured as U-2S, May 1996
• 80-1075 art.#075
  • Delivered as R, in 1984
  • Lost on 8 October 1984 at Osan AB, Korea. USAF Thomas Dettmer survived. No other details.
• 80-1076 art.#076
  • Built as a U-2R, in 1984-85
  • Fly-by aircraft at Beale Air Fest '97
• 80-1077 art.#077
  • Built as TR-1A*, March 1985
  • Reconfigured as U-2S, June 1996
• 80-1078 art.#078
  • Built as TR-1A, March 1985
  • Crashed on 24 April 1990 at RAF Alconbury, UK. USAF Pilot: Kyle Lampella survived. No other details.
  • Rebuilt as U-2ST(Trainer), delivered 28 Oct 1994
• 80-1079 art.#079
  • Built as TR-1A*, March 1985
  • Modifed to "S" spec
• 80-1080 art.#080
  • Built as TR-1A*, May 1985
  • Damaged on 25 May 1988 at Beale AFB, CA. USAF Pilot: Maj. Robert A. Rowe survived. No other details
  • Converted to "S" spec
• 80-1081 art.#081
  • Built as TR-1A*, Oct 1985
  • Transferred to 9 WG, August 1991
  • Reconfigured as U-2S, Oct 1996
• 80-1082 art.#082
  • Built as TR-1A*, Nov 1985
  • Reconfigured as U-2S, Jan 1997
• 80-1083 art.#083
  • Built as TR-1A*, March 1986
  • Transferred to 9 WG, Dec 1991
  • Reconfigured as U-2S, Sept 1996
• 80-1084 art.#084
  • Delivered as TR-1A, April 1986
  • Crashed on 9 December 1987 at RAF Alconbury, UK. USAF Pilot: Stormy Boudreaux survived.
    Stormy Boudreaux was taxiing back to park after a “low sortie”.  A road was being constructed ninety degrees to the taxi-way. A tractor (which had a badly slipping clutch) had been inadvertently left in gear while the tractor’s PTO was being used to run a jack-hammer.  The jack-hammer operation caused the tractors engine to rev-up, eventually the clutch heated up enough to positively engage, and the unmanned tractor was on its way with the jack-hammer operator in trail. Stormy came to a stop when it looked like the tractor was going to pass about 75 to 100 yards in front of him from left to right. But the tractor ran into several piles of gravel and construction debris and gradually it turned directly towards him. Due to the narrowness of the taxiway and the softness of the grass infield, all he could do was watch and communicate his problem to the tower. Stormy shut the throttle off when the tractor was 30 – 40 yards away and obviously not going to miss. Just before the tractor impacted the left wing he released the brakes. The wing was significantly damaged, beyond local repair. So 084 was disassembled and put on board a C-5 and flown back to Palmdale for repairs.
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, 1988-89
  • Rebuilt and currently flying with the 9 RW
• 80-1085 art.#085
  • Built as TR-1A*, Aug 1986
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, Feb 1991
  • Converted to "S" spec.
• 80-1086 art.#086
  • Built as TR-1A*, 1986-87
  • Transferred to 17 RW, April 1987
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, Aug 1991
• 80-1087 art.#087
  • Built as TR-1A*, May 1987
• 80-1088 art.#088
  • Built as TR-1A*, Dec 1987
  • On 9 Jan 1990, Ran off end of runway during landing, due to tail gear steering bearing locking up, USAF Pilot: Capt. Dan Sanders was okay.
  • Transferred to 9 SRW, Aug 1991
  • Crashed on 7 Aug 1996, in Oroville(CA) Mercury Register, killing 1 civilian on ground, and USAF Pilot: Capt. Randy Roby ejected but was killed. 1088 was destroyed in crash.
• 80-1089 art.#089
  • Built as U-2R, 1988
  • Reconfigured as U-2S, Dec 1995
• 80-1090 art.#090
  • Built as TR-1A*, 1988
  • Retained as test aircraft by Lockheed
  • Prototype U-2S test aircraft, Palmdale, CA, first flight 23 May 1989
• 80-1091 art.#091
  • Built as U-2RT Trainer, March 1988
• 80-1092 art.#092
  • Built as TR-1A*, April 1988
  • Transferred to 9 WG, Dec 1991
• 80-1093 art.#093
  • Built as TR-1A*, June 1988
  • Transferred to 9 WG, Aprill 1992
  • Reconfigured as U-2S, June 1995
• 80-1094 art.#094
  • Built as TR-1A*, Sept 1988
  • Transferred to 9 WG, Dec 1991
  • Reconfigured as U-2S, June 1995
• 80-1095 art.#095
  • Built as U-2R, 1988
  • Reconfigured as U-2S, Jan 1996
  • Crashed in Hwasong, south of Seoul on 26 January 2003, the #4 engine bearing froze causing catastropic engine failure, the pilot ejected with slight injuries, 3 people on the ground were injured. Aircraft was a total loss.
• 80-1096 art.#096
  • Built as U-2R, April 1989
  • Reconfigured as U-2S, April 1996
• 80-1097 art.#097
  • ER-2 NASA #N809NA
  • Currently flying at NASA Ames Research Center, NAS Moffett Field;
  • Currently being modified to "S" spec, will be returned in March 1997
• 80-1098 art.#098
  • Built as U-2R, 1989
  • Lost towards end of August 1994 at Osan AB, Korea. USAF Pilot: Cholene Espinoza survived, while trying to land in fog aircraft lf the runway and crashed, aircraft burnt.
• 80-1099 art.#099
  • Bult as TR-1A*, 3 Oct 1989
  • Transferred to 17 RW, March 1990
  • Transferred back to 9 WG, Dec 1995
  • Reconfigured as U-2S, Aug 1995
  • Involved in "in-flight mishap" at Osan AB, Korea in May 1997, landed safely, aircraft shipped back to Palmdale, CA for structural rebuild on 1 Nov. 1997.
  • New tail flash designating as 99th SRS Commander Aircraft, Sept 1998
  • Used as static and fly-by aircraft for CIA conference on declassifing of CIA's U-2 history, Washington, DC; September 1998
    
    

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• AF Serial numbers assigned to U-2 A/C/F/G/H production:
  • 56-6675 through 56-6722
  • 56-6950 through 56-6955
• AF Serial numbers assigned to U-2R & TR-1 production:
  • 68-10329 through 68-10340
  • 80-1063 through 80-1099
• AF Serial numbers assigned to the U-2R program but not used are:
  • 68-10346 through 68-10353

*Note: TR-1A and B(Trainer) were redesignated in Oct 1991 to U-2R and U-2RT(Trainer); There is no outward appearance difference between a TR-1A and a U-2R, the difference lies in the sensor capability. The U-2R can carry more varied sensors. All aircraft built as TR-1s will be modified to U-2R capabilities.

*All U-2s will be converted to "S" specifications by 1998

Sources:

• Buddy Brown
• Chris Pocock
• Lockheed Skunk Works, The First 50 Years by Jay Miller
• Dragon Lady by Chris Pocock
• Anonymous Contributor
• Ed Madeiros
• James Taylor
• Steve Walker
• Ralph Champion
• Peter W. Merlin
• Michael J. Poirier
• High Flyer