“We had no viable emergency airfields, and I did not want to be a no-notice, no–flight plan, single-engine emergency arrival at…
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This SR-71 Blackbird crew set the Absolute Speed Record that still stands today
by Dario LeoneWhile the SR-71 was operational, several pilots flew the Blackbird faster than the official record but not during sanctioned record attempts…
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The story of Belmont 86, the SR-71 that made an emergency landing in Norway after spying over Murmansk
by Dario Leone“My call sign was ‘Belmont 86’ and my transmissions to approach control were something like this: ‘Bodø Approach, Belmont 86, six-zero…
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READ HOW THIS HABU DRIVER SAVED HIS SR-71 FROM CERTAIN DESTRUCTION
by Dario Leone“On take off, shortly after rotation and beyond the take off abort point, the SR-71 left engine surged, followed by progressive…
