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Hello, just FYI this photo is not an ER-2. This is actually a U-2C model that NASA had in from 1971 until its retirement in 1987. This is 56-6681 NASA tail 708. Also the "meat ball" that you see on the intake was never applied to the ER-2 aircraft. Only the modern meatball like you see on 806 and 809 that is flying today. The way you can tell a U-2C from a U-2R model is the U-2C has the buldged intakes and a canoe on the spine from the tail to the Q-bay. NASA's ER-2s are much larger than this. At one time NASA had an ER-2 708 80-1069 but it was returned to the Air Force in 1997 when the program left for Dryden Flight Research Center.

One last thing, we are restoring the aircraft you see in this photo at Moffett Field. As this aircraft was put on static display after its retirement in 1987. It was featured in the February issue of Air Classics Magazine.

The Po-2 was also used for harassment raids by the Russian "Night Witches" ("Nachthexen"), the German nickname for the all-female 588th Night Bomber Regiment (later as 46th "Taman" Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment) of the Soviet Air Forces. The regiment flew from 1942 until the end of the war and lost 30 of its members in combat. Also, the Po-2 holds the record for the most-produced biplane design in history (~40K).

The Po-2 was also used for harassment raids by the Russian "Night Witches" ("Nachthexen"), the German nickname for the all-female 588th Night Bomber Regiment (later as 46th "Taman" Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment) of the Soviet Air Forces. The regiment flew from 1942 until the end of the war and lost 30 of its members in combat. Also, the Po-2 holds the record for the most-produced biplane design in history (~40K).