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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...
SR-71 Blackbird spy planes performed Rocket Ride mission
All was calm halfway over the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), but Graham suddenly observed a big object over North Korea that was astonishingly higher than...
Pilot of SR-71 Blackbird reports about his ground speed check
“Center, Aspen 20, you got a ground speed readout for us?’ There was a longer than normal pause … “Aspen, I show 1,942 knots.” No...
The story behind the SR-71 Blackbird Super Low Knife-edge Pass
“… The cadets now had 107 feet of fire-breathing titanium in their faces as the SR-71 leveled and accelerated, in full burner, on the...