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The story behind this photo of a Blackbird flying with just one engine in full afterburner
Blackbird flying with just one engine in full afterburner
The SR-71 spy plane, the most advanced of the Blackbird aircraft that also included the A-12...
Four Swedish JA-37 Viggen pilots protected an SR-71 with engine failure from 20 Soviet fighter jets
The SR-71 Blackbird
The SR-71, better known as the “Blackbird,” was a long-range, highly advanced strategic reconnaissance aircraft derived from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A.
Its...
The day Maury Rosenberg buzzed Sacramento tower with the SR-71 Blackbird
The audacious Cold War flyby that shocked civilians—and the shocking reunion that proved it six years later
It was 1982 or 1983, and Captain Maury...
An SR-71 RSO recalls an F-101 pilot giving up a race when asked how fast his Voodoo could climb past 80,000 ft
The SR-71 Blackbird
The SR-71, commonly called the “Blackbird,” was a long-range strategic reconnaissance jet capable of flying at speeds above Mach 3, developed from...
Why flying the Blackbird with just one engine in full afterburner was SR-71 aircrews’ most dangerous operation
The Blackbird
The SR-71, commonly called the “Blackbird,” is a long-range, high-performance strategic reconnaissance aircraft that evolved from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A. Its maiden...