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The story of the SR-71 Blackbird that pitched up and collided with a KC-135Q tanker during an air refueling over El Paso

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

The story of the SR-71 Blackbird that pitched up and collided with a KC-135Q tanker during an air refueling over El Paso

Linda Sheffield Miller

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