In 1964 during the Vietnam War U.S. aviators were captured by the North Vietnamese. Paul F Crickmore shares the story of how two SR-71 Blackbirds generated tri-sonic booms to free captured US prisoners of war in his book Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions (Revised Edition): On Jun. 10, 1970, …
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The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3-strategic reconnaissance aircraft remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft throughout its nearly 24-year career. From 80,000 feet, it could survey 100,000 square miles of Earth’s surface per hour. And in the off chance an enemy tried to shoot it down with a missile, …
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If you’re going to show off, make sure you really are top dog. The SR-71 pilot was flying around the Western United States To build up crew hours when small plane pilots started calling into air traffic control to ask their ground speed. Read more: When A VIGGEN FIGHTER PILOT WERE …
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