An update with some sad news from the LA Times:
One pilot dead, a second injured in U-2 spy plane crash in rural Northern California
By Veronica Rocha
September 20, 2016, 12:55PM
One pilot was killed and another was injured when a U-2 spy plane crashed in a Northern California shortly after takeoff Tuesday morning, according to a U.S. Air Force official.
The pilots ejected shortly after takeoff from Beale Air Force Base and moments before the aircraft crashed into a rural area north of Sacramento, according to the Air Force.
Initially, the Air Force reported the crew members had “safely ejected” and were awaiting recovery.
Almost four hours after the crash however, air combat command tweeted “there is no official confirmation of status of U-2 pilots.”
Shortly before 1 p.m., Sgt. Charity Barrett of Beale Air Force Base confirmed the pilot’s death. The extent of injuries suffered by the second pilot was unclear.
The crash occurred around 9 a.m., and the pilots were participating in a training mission, according to the Air Force.
One pilot dead, a second injured in U-2 spy plane crash in rural Northern California - LA Times