Lockheed U-2 / TR-1 Navy and Marine Corps The DC-3's rugged reliability also

The DC-3's rugged reliability also appealed to military planners as soon as the requirement for large numbers of transport airplanes was appreciated

The tactics were spectacularly successful and seriously disrupted the flow of supplies and personnel to Japanese island bases

it was particularly suited for such missions as the famous raid from North Africa against the oil industry at Ploesti

it built as a sturdy fighter-interceptor to augment the Messerschmitt Bf 109

fin and final assembly

Lockheed U-2 / TR-1 Navy and Marine Corps The DC-3's rugged reliability alsoLockheed U 2 airplane model. The U 2 provides continuous day or night, high altitude, all weather, stand off surveillance of an area in direct support of U. S. and allied ground and air forces. It provides critical intelligence to decision makers through all phases of conflict, including peacetime indications and warnings, crises, low intensity conflict and large scale hostilities. When requested, the U 2 also has provided photographs to the Federal