Photo: U-2 spyplane gets Christmas decoration at Beale Air Force Base, California

Even the austere, spooky, U-2 spyplanes at Beale Air Force Base, California, got decorations for Christmas.

The following image, shows a 9th Reconnaissance Wing’s two-seater U-2 “Dragon Lady” with a quite unusual noseart: Santa Claus is his sleight.

Image credit: Beale Air Force Base / U.S. Air Force

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