The aircraft that landed itself was Article 381. 56-6714. It was mounted on a pole outside Wing HQ at Beale when I was there in 2005. (Written off after crash of 31 January 1980 (Captain Edward Beaumont survived)) --From p408, 50 Years of the U-2 by Chris Pocock
Ejection seats were first installed in the U-2s of both CIA and USAF via Service Bulletin 238 of 8 December 1957. The SB applied to all 41 then extant aircraft and added 52 pounds to the weight and balance. More than half of the 24 USSR missions had already been flown by this time (without ejection seats).
Last edited by Kubarque; 25th Sep 2016 at 21:43.
Reason: Add date of crash and cite