#018: U-2 Dragonlady Pilot: Lt Col (Ret) Jon "Huggy" Huggins

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#018: U-2 Dragonlady Pilot: Lt Col (Ret) Jon "Huggy" Huggins: "Huggy" started flying the U-2 in 1989 and flew it for the majority of his Air Force career until his retirement. Recently, he returned to fly U-2 as the USAF's first civilian instructor pilot to fly the high flying spy plane. ... by The Afterburn Podcast

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#018: U-2 Dragonlady Pilot: Lt Col (Ret) Jon "Huggy" Huggins

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