A LOCKHEED U-2R

A LOCKHEED U-2R reconnaissance aircraft crashed and burned on a building loading dock on the outskirts of Oroville, Calif., on Aug. 7 at 2:15 p.m., killing the pilot and a woman on the ground. The aircraft, tail No. 801088, had taken off 15 min. earlier from Beale AFB, which is 21 naut. mi. south of...

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