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The urban legend of the brown bag with $30 million in cash delivered to Kelly Johnson to pay for the first six CIA U-2 spy planes

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The urban legend of the brown bag with $30 million in cash delivered to Kelly Johnson to pay for the first six CIA U-2 spy planes

Linda Sheffield Miller

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Here’s why the SR-71 Blackbird airframe was designed to leak fuel

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

Here’s why the SR-71 Blackbird airframe was designed to leak fuel

Linda Sheffield Miller

The SR-71 Astroinertial Navigation System, aka R2-D2, was crucial in Blackbird mission. Here’s why.

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The SR-71 Astroinertial Navigation System, aka R2-D2, was crucial in Blackbird mission. Here’s why.

Dario Leone

U-2 Spy plane connects five F-35s and an F-22 under Project Hydra to provide real-time 5th Generation data to operators on the ground

Military Aviation

U-2 Spy plane connects five F-35s and an F-22 under Project Hydra to provide real-time 5th Generation data to operators on the ground

Dario Leone

The list of the fastest and the highest known flights ever recorded by the Lockheed Blackbird family

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The list of the fastest and the highest known flights ever recorded by the Lockheed Blackbird family

Dario Leone

Impressive video features controlled fire as seen from U-2 Spy Plane’s camera at 70,000 feet

Military Aviation

Impressive video features controlled fire as seen from U-2 Spy Plane’s camera at 70,000 feet

Gabriele Barison

China complains over doubtful USAF U-2 Spy Plane flight that entered its Naval Exercise Area

Military Aviation

China complains over doubtful USAF U-2 Spy Plane flight that entered its Naval Exercise Area

Dario Leone

Kamikaze Soviet-Style: the unknown Story of the Su-9 Pilot who was ordered to ram Francis Gary Powers’ U-2 Spy Plane

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Kamikaze Soviet-Style: the unknown Story of the Su-9 Pilot who was ordered to ram Francis Gary Powers’ U-2 Spy Plane

Dario Leone

Cool Time Lapse Video shows SR-71 Blackbird Installation at the Science Museum of Virginia

Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Cool Time Lapse Video shows SR-71 Blackbird Installation at the Science Museum of Virginia

Dario Leone

Interesting Video Shows U-2 Spy Plane’s Landing Procedure

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Interesting Video Shows U-2 Spy Plane’s Landing Procedure

Dario Leone

Here’s a rare footage of SR-71 Blackbird Performing at an Airshow

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Here’s a rare footage of SR-71 Blackbird Performing at an Airshow

Dario Leone

Here are the Unique Challenges faced by McGuire squadron to transport U-2 Chase Cars over the Altantic

Military Aviation

Here are the Unique Challenges faced by McGuire squadron to transport U-2 Chase Cars over the Altantic

Gabriele Barison

USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint Spy Plane flies over Black Sea amid Naval Clash between Russia and Ukraine

Military Aviation

USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint Spy Plane flies over Black Sea amid Naval Clash between Russia and Ukraine

Dario Leone

The story of Carmine Vito, the only U-2 pilot to fly over Moscow

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The story of Carmine Vito, the only U-2 pilot to fly over Moscow

Dario Leone

SR-71... or RS-71? How the legendary Blackbird got her designation

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71… or RS-71? How the legendary Blackbird got her designation

Dario Leone

Time to eject! A-12 pilot explains how he was able to bail out safely from his Oxcart after it went into a flat inverted spin

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Time to eject! The story of the A-12 pilot that bailed out safely from his Oxcart after it went into a flat inverted spin

Dario Leone

That time a RAF Phantom shot down a RAF Jaguar: the unknown story of the British Phantom's only air-to-air kill

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The unknown story of the RAF Phantom crew that intercepted a Soviet Il-62 Classic spy plane disguised as an Aeroflot airliner

Gabriele Barison

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