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Robert Powell, the first pilot to clock 1,000 hours in the SR-71 Blackbird, passed away

Aviation History / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Robert Powell, the first pilot to clock 1,000 hours in the SR-71 Blackbird, passed away

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Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Read the Silver Star Recommendation for the SR-71 crew who flew their Blackbird at her fastest speed, at night, carrying an NSA ELINT recorder to collect SA-5 SAM radar signal

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That time an SR-71 had an inflight emergency while on a secret mission over the Golan Heights during the Yom Kippur War

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

That time an SR-71 had an inflight emergency while on a secret mission over the Golan Heights during the Yom Kippur War

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This SR-71 Blackbird crew set the Absolute Speed Record that still stands today

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

This SR-71 Blackbird crew set the Absolute Speed Record that still stands today

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The story of Belmont 86, the SR-71 that made an emergency landing in Norway after spying over Murmansk

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story of Belmont 86, the SR-71 that made an emergency landing in Norway after spying over Murmansk

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Read how this Habu driver saved his SR-71 from certain destruction

Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

READ HOW THIS HABU DRIVER SAVED HIS SR-71 FROM CERTAIN DESTRUCTION

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