Lockheed U-2 S Spy Plane Landing. | Aero Admirers

41K views · 699 reactions | Did you know! The U-2 spy plane is so hard to fly pilots have to perform a 'controlled crash' just to land it. Credit Tech Insider | Planes | Facebook

The Lockheed Air Express, the second-ever aircraft designed by Lockheed Aircraft Company in 1927, could seat four passengers - or three passengers and a lion. Meet "Gilmore the Flying Lion," who took flight in April 1930. Gilmore flew for 8 months before growing too big. But he did log almost 25,000 miles in the air before his retirement. #AviationHistoryMonth | Lockheed Martin

21K views · 113 reactions | Lockheed U-2 flight preparation showing the procedure prior to a flight. | War History Online | Facebook