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When the SR-71 was retired in 1990, one Blackbird was flown from its birthplace at United States Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, to go on exhibit at what is now the Smithsonian Institution's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy...
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The SR-71 served six presidents, protecting America for a quarter of a century. Unbeknown to most of the country, the plane flew over North Vietnam, Red China, North Korea, the Middle East, South Africa, Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran, Libya, and the...
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“One thing about Air Force pilots is that they lie a lot. You simply can't trust them at all. We had an argument one night at the Belvedere Inn, across from the main gate at NAS Pax River. A bunch...
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During a mission in the Persian Gulf, a VF-142 F-14 Tomcat lost its radome due to the latching mechanism failure at over 450kts, and an altitude of 27,000 feet. During in-flight separation, the radome slammed into the canopy and shattered...
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Image: TVR Photography - Tyson Rininger Robin Olds first flew in an open cockpit with his very own father at age eight.In 1943, Lieutenant Olds completed fighter pilot training with the 329th Fighter Group, a training unit based in...
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