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Within my very first published article for 1945, a primer on the SR-71 Blackbird, I made a brief mention of the mysterious SR-91 Aurora...
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Within my very first published article for 1945, a primer on the SR-71 Blackbird, I made a brief mention of the mysterious SR-91 Aurora...
The SR-71 Blackbird, Still the world’s fastest air-breathing manned aircraft. That means Russia tried - and failed - to shoot it down.
Why the SR-71 Spy Plane Was Only ‘Made In America’: During the Cold War, the United States Air Force had the Lockheed SR-71 spy plane. Unofficially...
In 1985, an administrative sergeant assigned to America’s SR-71 unit attempted to sell top-secret intelligence about the airframe to the Soviets. Ultimately, the sergeant...
Aahh, the dear old SR-71 Blackbird, subject of my first-ever article for 19FortyFive. Arguably the crowning achievement of aerospace engineering genius Clarence “Kelly” Johnson...
The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” has become a pop culture icon thanks to appearances in movies such as Transformer: Revenge of the Fallen and I Am Legend, while...
During its twenty-four-year career, the SR-71 remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft in the world. At 80,000 feet, the Blackbird could survey...
The SR-71 Blackbird is one of the United States’ most distinctive spy aircraft of the Cold War. Since the aircraft was developed in total...
The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” was a true speed demon. No interceptor ever really had a chance of catching it. During the aircraft’s nearly 25...
On April 2 and 3, the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, hosted its “SR-71 Weekend,” which brought together 20 former pilots of...