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SR-71 pilot and his RSO nearly ditched their Blackbird spy plane due to an engine fire
The Blackbird
The Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft served as starting points for the development of the SR-71, also referred to as the "Blackbird" or...
The SR-71 Blackbird flew faster than the sun
The Blackbird
The SR-71, commonly referred to as the “Blackbird,” is an advanced strategic reconnaissance aircraft designed for long-range missions, based on the Lockheed A-12...
The first sr-71 to use the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System to photograph Soviet submarines
The Blackbird
Developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft, the SR-71, referred to unofficially as the "Blackbird," is a long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft....
The Blackbird Mach 3+ spy plane hit by a SAM revealing the HABU’s vulnerability to Surface to Air Missiles
The SR-71 spy plane
The iconic SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, often known as Habu because it looked like the native Habu snake in Okinawa, Japan,...
The only SAM that had a chance to hit the SR-71 was a nuclear S-300 fired ahead of the Habu
The Blackbird
The Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft served as the foundation for the development of the SR-71, also referred to as the "Blackbird" or...