I now have 803X, thank you! How did you stumble upon this? 802X and 809X are available. I saw 809X on a U2 not sure about 802X but since 800X was on one I might assume the range was used...
>From GPT: Those *N800X–N809X* tail numbers you see in old U-2 photos were *civil “cover” registrations* used in the early program (commonly attributed to CIA/other government cover arrangements). Do any U-2s still wear *those exact* N-numbers today? *No*—the specific “N80xX” registrations from that era are *not on today’s operational U-2 fleet*, and at least one of them (the aircraft once registered *N809X*) is documented as having *crashed in 1977*. Also, several of those *exact N-numbers are now assigned to completely different aircraft*, for example: - *N805X* is currently a Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (registered to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp). - *N808X* is currently a Grob G 103 Twin II glider. - *N802X* shows up today as an *Air Tractor AT-802A* in tracking databases (not a U-2). - *N806X* shows up today as a *CRJ-701* associated with Northrop Grumman in tracking/spotting databases (not a U-2). The “near that range” thing you *can* still see: *NASA’s ER-2* If what you really mean is *numbers near that range that are still on U-2-derived aircraft*, then *yes*—NASA operates ER-2s with: - *N806NA* - *N809NA* So: *the old “N80xX” U-2 cover registrations aren’t still on U-2s*, but the *NASA ER-2s* do carry *very similar “806/809” identities* (with the *NA* suffix) and are actively operated. On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 12:40 PM Larry Flesner via KRnet < [email protected]> wrote: > > U.S. KR builders. If any U.S. KR builder is looking for a unique / > historical "N" number for their project, act quickly and secure the "N" > number N803X. That number shows available and was at one time on the tail > of the U-2R operated by the CIA and was the prototype for the U-2R series. > That would make a great "N" number on a KR with vinyl image of the U-2 > "Dragon Lady" on the tail. That would certainly be a conversation starter > at fly-ins. > > > https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/clarence-kelly-johnson-francis-gary-powers-8x10-2 > this U-2R bearing the registration number N803X was transferred to the 9th > Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base in 1981. It was later > converted to a U-2S in 1995. > > Larry Flesner > -- > KRnet mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet >
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