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Mach 3.5 and 80,000 Feet: The Day an SR-71 Blackbird Outran Libyan Missiles

Key Points and Summary: During 1986’s Operation El Dorado Canyon, an SR-71 Blackbird flew a daring post-strike reconnaissance ...
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10 Very Clever features of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

Sleek, black and evil in appearance, the SR-71 Blackbird was THE masterpiece of Cold War engineering. Flying faster and higher than any fighter, this stealthy reconnaissance aircraft could snoop where ...