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All the info you need to apply to fly the SR-71 Blackbird
“I came away with one observation—the more recommendations an applicant had from general officers, the less likely were his chances of getting into the...
This SR-71 pilot was still alive when his Blackbird disintegrated at Mach 3.2.
“Everything seemed to unfold in slow motion. I learned later the time from event onset to catastrophic departure from controlled flight was only 2-3...
Why USAF killed the SR-71 program
“The termination of the SR-71 Blackbird was a grave mistake and could place our nation at a serious disadvantage in the event of a...
When North Korea attacked an SR-71 Blackbird with SA-2 SAMs.
Maj. Maury Rosenberg, the SR-71 pilot, and Maj. E. D. McKim, the RSO, were heading southwest on their final pass over the DMZ when...
How an Habu driver prevented destruction to his SR-71
“On take off, shortly after rotation and beyond the take-off abort point, the SR-71 left engine surged, followed by progressive failure of the second...