I am changing up the flightplans for the U-2's based at Beale AFB and I have a question. I know the U-2's stop at Fairford while going to and from the Middle East. Do they stop over anywhere else or do the fly direct to/from Beale to Fairford?

I am nor sure whether they do fly that route for the Middle East missions. Two are based at RAF Akrotiri and have been for decades, even as far back as when i was in. They were CIA in those days though, now they are from the 9th.

Thanks for the info. I did not know there were U-2's based at Akrotiri.

I believe there's 2 on rotation at Fairford as well, they rotate airframes & pilots on a regular basis but from what I understand there's always 1 or 2 based there

Two at RAF Fairford
Two at RAF Akrotiri
Two at Osan AB

Source : Scramble.nl



But Wikipedia said other :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2