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U-2
Tom Brosz — (archived)

Yes, it is, although it's some kind of display mockup. NASA flies research U-2s out of here, although it's been a long time since I've seen one take off. A very distinctive loud roar, and the little plane punching into the sky at a 45 degree angle.

There are other display planes below the U-2, but I don't remember what they are. The white thing just above the U-2 is a subscale Shuttle model that got wind tunnel tests here. The long building between the Shuttle model and the wind tunnel is a NASA museum with a lot of cool stuff in it.

Below and to the right of the U-2, just past the little line of trees and directly to the left of a little square building is an old Titan I rocket on its side, with the second stage pulled slightly away from the first.

I didn't notice the ammo bunkers before between the airstrips and the golf course.

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