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The SR-71A #61-7959, the only “Big Tail” Blackbird ever-built
SR-71A #61-7959 came off the assembly line like any other Blackbird, but it was chosen as the platform for a new set of sensor...
When an SR-71 photographed all of the SA-2 SAM sites in North Korea before an emergency landing in South Korea
‘It was a perfect day for flying a reconnaissance mission, not a cloud in the sky. I believe that North Korea had about thirty...
The SR-71 #955: the first Blackbird to use the ASARS to photograph Soviet Submarines
SR-71 #955 was a test bird destined to spend her flying career in the US, primarily in Southern California. But this Blackbird had a...
The slowest speed ever recorded by an SR-71
When talking about the “Blackbird family,” probably the most frequently asked Blackbird question is how high and how fast it really flies. But what...
Why the SR-71 Blackbird airframe was designed to leak fuel
Pooling under the SR-71 Blackbird, it was assumed that it had a mechanical flaw. No way, this was planned!
Over its nearly 24-year service life,...