U-2A Operations RAE

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Any proof of a U-2A Visited RAE Farnborough During November 1956, on paper it did happen although no Article Number came to light......

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Something here I found Tarnish, here's the entire piece....

www.avhub.net/MI_u2meteorpr19incirlik.htm

And here's the precise extract if you don't want to read it all...

<<Later in the year, relations thawed a little, and during November ‘56, one of the U-2s visited RAF Farnborough. The Watton crew sent their best performing aircraft, ‘766, for some comparative tests. Even though the basic design of the PR19 went back to the 1940s, the marrying of the wing and engine of the competing aircraft to the old Gloster design produced an outstanding performer which could outstrip the Lockheed aircraft in almost every area, except range. The RAF’s ambitions did not stretch so far into the USSR as the CIA’s, and accordingly the thirst of the two J-57s, with only 35% more tankage than the single engined US craft, resulted in a smaller radius of action. The two crew in the PR19 had a lower workload, though, and could operate at high efficiency for longer periods.>>