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The A-12 Oxcart, the CIA’s Very Own SR-71? The Lockheed SR-71 has been widely hyped for its abilities. Developed in secret in the late 1950s, the...
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The A-12 Oxcart, the CIA’s Very Own SR-71? The Lockheed SR-71 has been widely hyped for its abilities. Developed in secret in the late 1950s, the...
For aviation buffs (you know who you are), the star of Top Gun: Maverick wasn’t Tom Cruise but instead was the aircraft that the one-time...
The Cold War is filled with crazy stories of Russia trying to mimic or copy NATO and the U.S. in building lethal weapons of...
The Lockheed SR-71, known unofficially as the “Blackbird” for its dark black paint job – which was developed to dissipate heat – was among the...
The Saab J37 fighter is the only aircraft to ever score a missile lock on a legendary SR-71 Blackbird. Thankfully the fighter was friendly...
While the SR-71 Blackbird remains the world’s fastest air-breathing aircraft, the rocket-powered X-15 has its own richly deserved place in the aviation history record...
In a 19FortyFive article I wrote today on the subject of the legendary Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä, I made a note of the fact that...
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...
The Swedish Saab J37 Viggen Once Escorted an American SR-71 – If Sweden becomes a member of NATO, its fighters could soon escort American...