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Here’s how two little Dents placed on the Nose of the SR-71 prevented Surface-to-air Missiles from Scoring any Hit on the Blackbird

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Here’s how two little Dents placed on the Nose of the SR-71 prevented Surface-to-air Missiles from Scoring any Hit on the Blackbird

Linda Sheffield Miller

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Former F-14 pilot tells the story of when he and his wingman pushed their Tomcats to Mach 1.2 at 1,000 feet at night to outrun Libyan SA-5 Gammon SAMs

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

Former F-14 pilot tells the story of when he and his wingman pushed their Tomcats to Mach 1.2 at 1,000 feet at night to outrun Libyan SA-5 Gammon SAMs

Dario Leone

The story of the sealed letter signed by a VIP that granted extra help to an SR-71 Blackbird crew after an emergency landing in a small air base in South Korea

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The story of the letter signed by a VIP that granted extra help to an SR-71 Blackbird crew after an emergency landing in a small air base in South Korea

Dario Leone

Read the story of the SR-71 crew that landed their Blackbird in zero visibility

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

SR-71 RSO tells the story of when his Blackbird made an emergency landing in South Korea after an engine failure experienced while spying over Vladivostok

Dario Leone

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

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

Dario Leone

IAF investigation finds that the F-16I was shot down because its crew failed to defend themselves sufficiently

Military Aviation

IAF INVESTIGATION FINDS THAT THE F-16I WAS SHOT DOWN BECAUSE ITS CREW “FAILED TO DEFEND THEMSELVES SUFFICIENTLY”

Gabriele Barison

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