‘I looked out the left window and saw a French Mirage III sitting ten feet off my left wing. He… Read More
The so-called YF-12C was SR-71A 61-7951, modified with YF-12A inlets and engines and a bogus tail number 06937 belonging to… Read More
‘The take seemed normal as we made our hard right turn towards Tripoli, and we were tuned for the SA-5… Read More
The A-12 Oxcart was a super-secret, single-seater spy plane and was more secret and much rarer than the SR-71. In fact,… Read More
‘Shul’s narrative of flight at or above Mach 3.5 is so far the most detailed evidence available of SR-71 top… Read More
The last ever flight of an SR-71 Blackbird took place on Oct. 9, 1999 at the Edwards AFB Open House… Read More
“You know the part in 'High Flight'—where it talks about putting out your hand to touch the face of God?… Read More
While the SR-71 was operational, several pilots flew the Blackbird faster than the official record but not during sanctioned record… Read More
"Center, Aspen 20, you got ground speed readout for us?' There was a longer than normal pause ... "Aspen, I… Read More
On Mar. 6, 1990 four National Aeronautic Association and three Fédération Aéronautique Internationale speed records were established on its final flight by the… Read More
Throughout its nearly 24-year career, the SR-71 remained the world's fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft In 1976, it was a… Read More
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