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All you need to know about applying to fly the SR-71 Blackbird
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

All you need to know about applying to fly the SR-71 Blackbird

Aug 11 2018
By 
Dario Leone
This SR-71 pilot survived to his Blackbird disintegration at a speed of Mach 3.2
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

This SR-71 pilot survived to his Blackbird disintegration at a speed of Mach 3.2

Aug 2 2018
By 
Dario Leone
Former SR-71 Blackbird crew members share their most interesting stories
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Former SR-71 Blackbird crew members share their most interesting stories

Jul 20 2018
By 
Dario Leone
Remembering Gil Bertelson, the SR-71 driver that saw three sunrises on one particular Blackbird mission
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Remembering Gil Bertelson, the SR-71 driver that saw three sunrises on a single Blackbird mission

Jul 14 2018
By 
Dario Leone
The story of the SR-71 Blackbird that slid on JP7 fuel residue while taxing into Kadena Hangar
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The story of the SR-71 Blackbird that slid on JP7 fuel residue while taxing into Kadena Hangar

Jul 11 2018
By 
Dario Leone
The story of Belmont 86, the SR-71 that made an emergency landing in Norway after spying over Murmansk
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story of Belmont 86, the SR-71 that made an emergency landing in Norway after spying over Murmansk

Jul 8 2018
By 
Dario Leone
'The Blackbird can't fire a gun and doesn't carry a bomb, and I don't want it:' why USAF killed the SR-71 program
Aviation History / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

‘The Blackbird can’t fire a gun and doesn’t carry a bomb, and I don’t want it:’ why USAF killed the SR-71 program

Jun 16 2018
By 
Dario Leone
Blackbird pilot tells why the SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.55 so long as 427C weren’t exceeded
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

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

Apr 17 2018
By 
Dario Leone
The top secret D-21, the high-speed, high-altitude spy drone air launched from the the back of a Mach 3 A-12 aircraft
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

THE TOP SECRET D-21, THE HIGH-SPEED, HIGH-ALTITUDE SPY DRONE AIR LAUNCHED FROM THE BACK OF A MACH 3 A-12 AIRCRAFT

Feb 8 2018
By 
Dario Leone
Read how this Habu driver saved his SR-71 from certain destruction
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

READ HOW THIS HABU DRIVER SAVED HIS SR-71 FROM CERTAIN DESTRUCTION

Dec 29 2017
By 
Dario Leone
Author of SR-71 most stolen photo tells how he got the shot of the ultimate Blackbird super-low knife edge pass
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

THE STORY BEHIND THIS FAMED SR-71 BLACKBIRD SUPER LOW KNIFE-EDGE PASS

Nov 14 2017
By 
Dario Leone
The Blackbird crew that flew 15,000 miles, in 10 hours 30 minutes non-stop to see how many times the SR-71 could refuel before the liquid nitrogen gave out
Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

THIS INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDES SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE STORY OF THE LEGENDARY SR-71 BLACKBIRD

Sep 16 2017
By 
Dario Leone
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