Lieutenant Colonel Ben Bowles was awarded the Air Medal and two Distinguished Flying Crosses one of which for saving SR-71 #960.…
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The tire pressure on the SR-71 was 415 psi (compared to the 32-35 psi in your automobile tires!) Why are SR-71…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
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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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Impressive video shows SR-71 Blackbird J58 Engine tested at Max Afterburner Power
by Dario LeoneThe J58 generated a maximum thrust of 32,500 pounds — more than 160,000 shaft horsepower — and was the most powerful…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
You can’t be my wingman anytime: MiG-31 Mistakenly shoots down another MiG-31
by Dario LeoneThe Foxhound was brought down by another MiG-31 which fired an R-33 air-to-air missile mistakenly. As we have reported two years…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The Unknown Story of the SR-71 Blackbird that was saved by a Tanker after a Double-Engine Flameout over Northern Laos
by Dario Leone“Excitement, adrenaline pumping, and we dropped like a rock into Northern Laos!” Col. David P. Dempster, former SR-71 Blackbird back seater…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Photos show Santa Claus marshalling an SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3 Spy Plane
by Dario LeoneThis was the only time that Santa Claus marshalled in an SR-71 Taken by former SR-71 Crew Chief Tsgt. David Burns,…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
SR-71 Crew Members tell the story of a Memorable Encounter with a Soviet MiG-31 Interceptor over the Barents Sea
by Dario Leone“I assumed the Soviet MiG-31 fighter pilot would like nothing better than an opportunity to fire his missiles at an SR-71…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
That time Four Swedish Viggen pilots protected an SR-71 that had an inflight engine failure
by Dario LeoneOn Jun. 29, 1987, during a “Baltic Express” reconnaissance mission, an SR-71 piloted by retired Lt. Cols. Duane Noll and Tom…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Foxhound Vs Blackbird: Former MiG-31 Pilot explains how to Intercept and Shoot Down an SR-71 Mach 3 Spy Plane
by Dario Leone“If the SR-71 had violated Soviet airspace, a live missile launch would have been carried out. There was practically no chance…
