Military: U-2 Training Flight Was Routine Before Deadly Sutter County Crash

SUTTER (AP) – A U-2 spy plane’s flight path was routine before something went wrong and the high-flying aircraft slammed into a mountain range in Northern California, the military said. The two pilots ejected, leaving one dead and another injured.
The U.S. Air Force is investigating what caused the plane, assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, to go down shortly after taking off from Beale Air Force Base around 9 a.m. Tuesday. Military officials have not released the pilots&rsq