(FOX40.COM) - - One of Beale Air Force Base's U-2 trainers is back in black after a lengthy refurb including journeys to Edwards Air Force Base and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.

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On Feb. 16, FOX40.com reported that after 2 years in a repair bay at Beale AFB, the TU-2S Dragon Lady 1078 roared back to life with a special bare metal look.

At the time, Beale stated the spy airplane fitness instructor still needed to undergo a number of airworthiness tests before pilots and students could hop back in.

• Edwards Air Force Base, C.J. Raterman, Richard Gonzales & & Lindsey Iniguez
• Edwards Air Force Base, C.J. Raterman, Richard Gonzales & & Lindsey Iniguez
• A TU-2S Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., gets to USAF Operating Location Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, to receive last paint finishes, Feb. 29. The airplane went back to flight after almost 2 years through the collaboration of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 412th Test Wing at Edwards and Lockheed Martin Corporation. (Air Force image by Lindsey Iniguez)

On Friday, Edwards Air Force Base shared that after a series of test flights at Beale, the aircraft was ferried to its "birth place" in Palmdale for a new paint job.

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Within a few days the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the 412th Test Wing and Lockheed Martin had the ability to get the Dragon Lady ready to reenter service with a fresh coat of black paint.

"The success of airplane 80-1078's restore has actually been a testimony to the skill and ability of our combined maintenance, test, and acquisition group," keeps in mind Maj. Logan Suhr, commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Detachment 4.

TU-2S Dragon Lady 1078 has since returned to Beale AFB where it will assist train the next generation of U-2S pilots.