Tag: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Crew Members tell the story of a Memorable Encounter with...
"I assumed the Soviet MiG-31 fighter pilot would like nothing better than an opportunity to fire his missiles at an SR-71 Blackbird. Certainly, the...
That time Four Swedish Viggen pilots protected an SR-71 that had...
On Jun. 29, 1987, during a “Baltic Express” reconnaissance mission, an SR-71 piloted by retired Lt. Cols. Duane Noll and Tom Veltri, experienced an...
Foxhound Vs Blackbird: Former MiG-31 Pilot explains how to Intercept and...
"If the SR-71 had violated Soviet airspace, a live missile launch would have been carried out. There was practically no chance that the aircraft...
Here’s an insight into MiG-25PD operations conducted against Det 4 SR-71s...
Had there ever been an order to shoot down the SR-71, the MiG-25PD crews were ready. But the routine of this event never escalated...
That time a Wife had her Wedding Ring flown at Mach...
"Suddenly the wife began sliding her wedding ring off and handed it to me. She said, 'I would love to have my ring flown...
SR-71… or RS-71? How the legendary Blackbird got her designation
The tale said that President Johnson was supposed to name the Blackbird the "RS-71" and that he confused the letters, reversed them, and said...
That time an SR-71 had an inflight emergency while on a...
"We had no viable emergency airfields, and I did not want to be a no-notice, no–flight plan, single-engine emergency arrival at David Ben-Gurion Airport...
How to pee at Mach 3: former SR-71 driver explains how...
"How about solid waste? We just had to control any urges. There was occasional incidents; no names mentioned here!" Richard H. Graham, SR-71 pilot
In the...
Cool video shows SR-71 Blackbird igniting the afterburners during very low...
"The SR-71 pilot circled around behind the crowd and came in behind the hangers so as not to be seen or heard and just...
This SR-71 Blackbird crew set the Absolute Speed Record that still...
While the SR-71 was operational, several pilots flew the Blackbird faster than the official record but not during sanctioned record attempts
Throughout its nearly 24-year...
