‘During that pass we had “13 fireballs” come out of the SR-71’s exhaust. It looked beautiful, and people wanted to know…
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Here are the Unique Challenges faced by McGuire squadron to transport U-2 Chase Cars over the Altantic
“The U-2 chase vehicles we received have no Air Transportability Test Loading Agency certification. They have no fixed area to be…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
That time a Blackbird pilot revealed SR-71’s True Top Speed
by Dario Leone“You know the part in ‘High Flight’—where it talks about putting out your hand to touch the face of God? Well,…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
USAF B-52H bomber makes emergency landing at RAF Mildenhall after experiencing an in-flight emergency
by Dario LeoneAlthough not confirmed, it was stated by various sources that two of the B-52H Stratofortress’ engines malfunctioned before touch down at…
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Cool video shows formation of USAF MC-130Js flying through Mach Loop
by Dario Leone“One circuit of the Mach Loop would have been nice but the MC-130Js did four Laps in total,” Dafydd Philips. Filmed…
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Author of SR-71’s most stolen picture explains how he got the shot of the ultimate Blackbird super-low knife edge pass
“The photo in this post came about because my young nephew at the time, was madly interested in aeroplanes, particularly Blackbird,”…
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Former USAF specialist who defected to Iran was RC-135 aircrew member during OIF. She Earned the Air Medal for her contributions during the Iraq War.
by Dario LeoneFormer Tech. Sgt. Monica Elfriede Witt was charged with espionage on Feb. 13, 2019 Former Tech. Sgt. Monica Elfriede Witt, a…
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The USAF has started to prepare for the closure of RAF Mildenhall with about 530 USAF personnel and 740 dependants being…
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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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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
The story of the SR-71 Blackbird that outran Gaddafi’s SAMs during a BDA flight of Libya in support of Operation El Dorado Canyon
by Dario Leone“It is a race the SR-71 will not let us lose. The Mach eases to 3.5 as we crest 80,000 feet.…
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