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Why the last SR-71 to crash was buried at sea
The SR-71 Blackbird
The SR-71, commonly referred to as the "Blackbird," is a sophisticated, long-range reconnaissance aircraft that was developed based on the Lockheed A-12...
When a Blackbird flew so fast that it landed at Kadena AB two hours before takeoff from Beale AFB beating the sun
The SR-71 Blackbird
The SR-71, commonly referred to as the “Blackbird,” is a sophisticated, long-range strategic reconnaissance aircraft that evolved from the Lockheed A-12 and...
The Catholic priest who got an SR-71 VIP ride and flew at Mach 3.52
The Catholic priest who got an SR-71 Blackbird ride
The unofficial top speed ever achieved by the SR-71 Blackbird was Mach 3.52, set in response...
When a Blackbird photographed all SA-2 SAM sites in North Korea in a mission before an emergency landing in South Korea
The SR-71 Blackbird
The SR-71, popularly called the “Blackbird,” was a sophisticated, long-range reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A models. Its maiden...
After an A-12 flight, insect specks—lifted by atomic tests in Russia and China—were found on the windshield
‘A weird thing was that after an (A-12) flight the windshields often were pitted with tiny black dots, like burn specks. We couldn’t figure...