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The KC-135Q Stratotanker that flew unprotected into Northern Laos to save his SR-71 after a double-engine flameout
‘We zipped through the target area with no problems and began the start descent checklist. As Jim pulled the throttle back to the rpm...
When a Blackbird flew so fast that his pilot and his RSO landed almost a day before they took off
‘Try that in any aircraft other than the SR-71. Besides, this is actually a true story.’ David Peters, SR-71 Blackbird pilot
The SR-71 Blackbird was...
When an SR-71 pilot and his RSO flew a 11.13 hours mission involving 6 refuelings and more than five hours above Mach 3.0 during...
Upon arrival at Mildenhall to set up recovery operations, Colonel Patrick Halloran, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing Commander, was informed that the British Government was...
When an SR-71 and his RSO were able to save their Blackbird after an engine explosion above 60,000 feet and Mach 2.5
Blackbird pilot Ben Bowles and RSO Butch Sheffield were presented the Air Force “Well Done” award when they saved SR-71 #960, which experienced an...
When the SR-71 crews had a “secret” party with Victor Pugachev and other Soviet Su-27 pilots
We decided we had to meet these pilots less formally. After all, they were flying some of the same aircraft and indeed could have...