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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Will Jefford & Abigail O'Leary

'Dragon Lady' spy plane lands at UK base after unknown mission amid Ukraine-Russia war

A spy plane nicknamed 'Dragon Lady' landed at a UK RAF base after completing an unknown mission amid the Ukraine-Russian war.

The U-2 spy plane landed at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and is an icon of the Cold War - with a range of specifications to make it one of the most stealthy and secretive craft in the air.

It can fly at an altitude of 70,000 feet, capturing imagery and intercepting signals intelligence, and is said by pilots to be one of the hardest aircraft to fly.

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