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Author of SR-71 most stolen photo tells how he got the shot of the ultimate Blackbird super-low knife edge pass

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

SR-71 pilot recalls doing a Blackbird super low pass at a speed of 152 knots

Dario Leone

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Before the SR-71 maiden flight the RSO cockpit had to be rearranged or the USAF would not buy the Blackbird. Here’s why.

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Before the SR-71 maiden flight the RSO cockpit had to be rearranged or the USAF would not buy the Blackbird. Here’s why.

Linda Sheffield Miller

SR-71 RSO recalls when his Blackbird had to divert to South Korea after Photographing all of the SA-2 SAM Sites in North Korea in One Mission

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

ROCKET RIDE, THE SUPER FAST HIGH ALTITUDE RECONNAISSANCE MISSION THAT SR-71 BLACKBIRD SPY PLANES PERFORMED OVER NORTH KOREA

Dario Leone

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