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SR-71 Pilot tells the story of when his Blackbird flew So Fast that He and his RSO arrived at Beale AFB almost a Day Before They Left Kadena AB

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

Blackbird pilot recalls when his SR-71 Flew so Fast that he and his RSO Landed at Beale AFB almost a Day Before They Took Off from Kadena AB

Linda Sheffield Miller

Nov 26 2023

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SR-71 pilot recalls when he and his RSO did a Blackbird super low pass at a speed of 152 knots

Nov 12 2023

Linda Sheffield Miller

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 Mechanic explains how you could light the Blackbird’s afterburners if TEB (Triethylborane) wasn’t available

Nov 5 2023

Linda Sheffield Miller

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Only one SR-71C was built and it was nicknamed “The Bastard.” Here’s why.

Nov 1 2023

Dario Leone

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 RSO recalls when his Blackbird Photographed all of the SA-2 SAM Sites in North Korea in One Mission before doing an Emergency Landing in South Korea

Oct 15 2023

Linda Sheffield Miller

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

‘When the Valkyrie flies at Mach 3 it loses pieces that are bigger than the Blackbird, but the XB-70 flies less Mach 3 time than the YF-12.’ The Mach 3 rivalry between the YF-12 and XB-70.

Oct 8 2023

Linda Sheffield Miller

Ichiban Wreckage: The story of how SR-71 Blackbird #61-17974 was recovered and buried at sea

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 RSO explains why the Last Blackbird to Crash was Buried at Sea

Oct 5 2023

Dario Leone

The story of the Catholic priest who got an SR-71 VIP ride and flew at Mach 3.33 breaking the Blackbird Speed Record

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

The story of the Catholic priest who got an SR-71 VIP ride and flew at Mach 3.52 breaking the Blackbird Speed Record

Oct 1 2023

Linda Sheffield Miller

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The SR-71 Blackbird Astro-Nav System (aka R2-D2) worked by tracking the stars and was so powerful that it could see the stars even in daylight

Sep 24 2023

Linda Sheffield Miller

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 crew chief explains why the Blackbird never stopped to leak fuel and why SR-71s on public display are still weeping JP-7 today

Sep 17 2023

Linda Sheffield Miller

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 pilot recalls that time his Blackbird flew so fast that he and his RSO landed at Kadena AB two hours before they took off from Beale AFB beating the sun

Sep 13 2023

Linda Sheffield Miller

Aviation Humor / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

Legendary “Sled Driver” Brian Shul tells the story behind his famed SR-71 Blackbird Ground Speed Check

Sep 9 2023

Dario Leone

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

SR-71 pilot recalls when he accelerated his Blackbird to Mach 3.2 and denied an F-15 pilot an “easy,” simulated kill against its Habu during a training sortie

Sep 3 2023

Dario Leone

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The SR-71 Blackbird Crew Members Survival Kit included a very rare Aluminum Gun (the Gun was made in Aluminum to keep it Lightweight)

Aug 27 2023

Linda Sheffield Miller

Did you know the SR-71 Blackbird had a Smart Valve that allowed to use JP-7 fuel as internal coolant?

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The SR-71 Blackbird had a Smart Valve that allowed to use JP-7 fuel as internal coolant. Here’s how it worked.

Aug 20 2023

Linda Sheffield Miller

Ben Rich recalls when CIA financed the A-12 Oxcart with secret funds and back-door payments to Lockheed with personal checks to Kelly Johnson for more than $1 million

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Skunk Works Director Ben Rich recalls when CIA financed the A-12 Oxcart with secret funds and back-door payments to Lockheed with personal checks to Kelly Johnson for more than $1 million

Aug 13 2023

Linda Sheffield Miller

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Two Blackbird Mach 3 Spy Planes were Hit by North Vietnamese Air Defenses: one A-12 was hit with shrapnel, another Oxcart was damaged by SAM debris

Aug 12 2023

Dario Leone

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SR-71 Blackbird

Blackbird pilot recalls when his SR-71 Flew so Fast that he and his RSO Landed at Beale AFB almost a Day Before They Took Off from Kadena AB

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SR-71 pilot recalls when he and his RSO did a Blackbird super low pass at a speed of 152 knots

SR-71 Mechanic explains how you could light the Blackbird’s afterburners if TEB (Triethylborane) wasn’t available

Only one SR-71C was built and it was nicknamed “The Bastard.” Here’s why.

SR-71 RSO recalls when his Blackbird Photographed all of the SA-2 SAM Sites in North Korea in One Mission before doing an Emergency Landing in South Korea

‘When the Valkyrie flies at Mach 3 it loses pieces that are bigger than the Blackbird, but the XB-70 flies less Mach 3 time than the YF-12.’ The Mach 3 rivalry between the YF-12 and XB-70.

SR-71 RSO explains why the Last Blackbird to Crash was Buried at Sea

The story of the Catholic priest who got an SR-71 VIP ride and flew at Mach 3.52 breaking the Blackbird Speed Record

The SR-71 Blackbird Astro-Nav System (aka R2-D2) worked by tracking the stars and was so powerful that it could see the stars even in daylight

SR-71 crew chief explains why the Blackbird never stopped to leak fuel and why SR-71s on public display are still weeping JP-7 today

SR-71 pilot recalls that time his Blackbird flew so fast that he and his RSO landed at Kadena AB two hours before they took off from Beale AFB beating the sun

Legendary “Sled Driver” Brian Shul tells the story behind his famed SR-71 Blackbird Ground Speed Check

SR-71 pilot recalls when he accelerated his Blackbird to Mach 3.2 and denied an F-15 pilot an “easy,” simulated kill against its Habu during a training sortie

The SR-71 Blackbird Crew Members Survival Kit included a very rare Aluminum Gun (the Gun was made in Aluminum to keep it Lightweight)

The SR-71 Blackbird had a Smart Valve that allowed to use JP-7 fuel as internal coolant. Here’s how it worked.

Skunk Works Director Ben Rich recalls when CIA financed the A-12 Oxcart with secret funds and back-door payments to Lockheed with personal checks to Kelly Johnson for more than $1 million

Two Blackbird Mach 3 Spy Planes were Hit by North Vietnamese Air Defenses: one A-12 was hit with shrapnel, another Oxcart was damaged by SAM debris

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