U-2A 56-6712, Article 379, crash near I-10 and Wilmot, Tucson, Arizona on December 18, 1964
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U-2A 56-6712, ARTICLE 379, CRASH SE OF TUCSON, ARIZONA
After about 24 trips into the area, I finally stumbled upon very very small debris. Until somebody proves me wrong, I’m thinking this is the elusive U-2 in the area of Wilmot and I-10.
On December 18, 1964, Fermosa (now commonly called Taiwan) pilot Captain Shi-Hi Sheng took off from Davis-Monthan on a high altitude reconnaissance flight. The pilot encountered bad weather around 10,000 feet. Unable to control the plane, he successfully bailed out of the U-2. The “LO” on a few pieces makes me think this is the U-2. No other Lockheed plane crashed in the vicinity.
Holding on to one of the bigger piece. Appears to have black and white paint.
“LO” fragment? It’s very hard to read. Again, Lockheed Burbank facility?
Honeycomb material (possible radar absorbing material). Lockheed U-2’s would have had this type of material.
Small parts with a few letters/numbers.
Lockheed U-2
Aircraft related?
