James May on a U2 spyplane

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James May on a U2 spyplane

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I found this short movie enjoy:

http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/592111/ ... plane.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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lucky man!! :shock:
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:shock:
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Great report, he maybe captain slow but he went with a U-2!

Thanks for pointing out the link!

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No problem :D
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Very nice video. (The lucky bastard :wink: )
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Just for the information:

Part of the BBC programme James May on the Moon
James May commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings. He meets three of the men who walked on the moon, before experiencing the thrill of weightlessness, and the bone-crushing G forces of a Saturn V rocket launch. Finally, he puts on his own space suit and flies to the edge of space in a U2 spy plane, where he looks down at the curvature of the earth, and upwards into the black infinity of space.
link (just BBC info, not the programme itself....)
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Where i can book the Flight? u2flights@bealeAFB.mil?

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Yeah, I know that episode, it's fantastic. I like the rather honest way of reporting, too.

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Maybe a tough question, but anyone knows what music is used when James boards the plane and inflight?
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