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The Aviationist on MSN4d
A Look at the Dozen SR-71 Blackbird Losses
The SR-71 is perhaps the most iconic Cold War spy aircraft, famous for many record-setting flights. Seemingly impervious to ...
National Security Journal on MSN3d
The Air Force’s Big Mistake: Retiring the SR-71 Blackbird
The official retirement of the SR-71 Blackbird in 1990 was driven more by internal US Air Force politics and budget ...
Reading Frederick Forsyth, whose thrillers that we grew up with predicted the future uncannily
Forsyth continued to turn out extremely readable thrillers, but after the advent of the likes of Tom Clancy, and then, later, ...
Dark Skies on MSN2d
The CIA’s Jet That Flew Faster Than the SR-71
Long before the SR-71 stunned the world, the A-12 was flying secret missions at Mach 3—under CIA command. Born in Skunk Works and hidden from the public, this jet was the real cutting edge of Cold War ...