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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Phoebe Jobling & Will Jefford

US Air Force spy plane lands at UK base after 'unknown mission' in midst of Ukraine war

An advanced US Air Force spy plane has landed at an RAF base in the UK amid the Ukraine-Russia war.

After completing an 'unknown mission', the U-2 aircraft nicknamed 'Dragon Lady' was filmed flying into RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Monday just as NATO sends 30,000 troops to Russia's neighbour Norway.

The secretive surveillance aircraft was previously flown by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and was an icon of the Cold War. It has a range of intelligent specifications that make it one of the most stealthiest in the air - flying at an altitude of 70,000 feet, capturing imagery and intercepting signals intelligence, reports NorthantsLive.

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