Originally Posted by
terry holloway
I would be interested to know more about U2 operations at Alconbury. I didn't realise they were HAS based. I had a lot to do with the U2 at Mildenhall in the 70s and 80s and they were in purpose built Hangars there. Ditto at Akrotiri in the early 80s
During the 1980s the TR-1 variant was based at Alconbury.
17th Reconnaissance Wing
The Strategic Air Command arrived at Alconbury on 1 October 1982 when the 17th Reconnaissance Wing (17th RW) was activated. The 17th RW was assigned to SAC's Eighth Air Force, 7th Air Division. The operational squadron of the 17th RW was the 95th Reconnaissance Squadron, flying the TR-1A, a tactical reconnaissance version of the Lockheed U-2. In 1992 all TR-1s were designated U-2Rs.
See more info at following link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Alconbury
Images at following link.
RAF Alconbury