Airplanes can become popular for outstanding design and achievements. This one broke the rules and became popular for getting shot down over Russia.
I took both of these pictures. The 1st picture was taken of a display aircraft at DMAFB, Tucson, AZ. The 2nd picture was taken of a display aircraft at Laughlin, AFB, Del Rio, TX.
U2 - DMAFB - 12.JPG U2 - Laughlin AFB TX 11.jpg