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The SR-71 mission in the “denied area” where Soviets were test firing the then-new SA-5 “Gammon”

The SR-71 that flew in the “denied area” where the Soviets were test-firing the SA-5 A symbol of the Cold War, the SR-71 had already...

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...

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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...

Germany ordered 917 F-104s, but only 916 ultimately entered service with the German Armed Forces

Latest generation aircraft The German Armed Forces were officially established...

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...

When a CF-104 pilot buzzed the tower of a Luftwaffe C-160 base at 900 ft/s

‘I did the only thing I could: quickly descended to...

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