U-2 crashes in N. California

Uh Oh ;

   I didn't think they were supposed to do that !

The news is now reporting one of the crew did not survive.  Sad...

Very sad to hear this. 

There were videos captured showing both pilots ejected - i wonder what went wrong such that one did not survive the ejection.

Pretty violent way of leaving an aircraft. Lot of variables, could have contacted something on the way out, O2 system failure, ground impact, chute failure.......sad that one was lost.

About a 90% chance of survival which isn't wonderful.

33% chance of injury. Spinal, limbs, concussion.