Belenko’s defection was mentioned in the novel Firefox by Craig Thomas, on which Clint Eastwood’s movie is based. On Sep. 6,…
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Half YF-12 and half SR-71: the story of “The Bastard,” the only SR-71C ever built
by Dario LeoneSR-71C S/N 61-7981 was nicknamed “The Bastard” since it was a hybrid comprised of the rear fuselage of the first YF-12A and…