On Fri, 08 Jun 2018 11:18:52 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

The U2 is still flying after all these years after many upgrades. I
still remember the feeling of amazement that I felt as a kid when it
was revealed that we'd been flying over Russia for many years.

https://petapixel.com/2018/06/08/film-photography-at-70000-feet-in-the-u-2-spy-plane/

Yup this is another product of the genius of Kelly Johnson. It is
basically the F-104 (a pretty cool plane itself) with glider wings.