Declassified Top Secret: SR-71 Blackbird Mission Over the Middle East - The Aviationist
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CIA engineer recalls when specks of insects hoisted from atomic tests in Russia and China were found on an A-12 windshield after an Oxcart mission
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aircraft carrier Archives - The Aviationist
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Pilots' recollections - SR-71 Blackbird missions through a warzone
See inside the SR-71 cockpit; learn about the U-2, former reconnaissance satellites and more during 'Secrets Revealed' event March 7-8 at National Museum USAF > 624th Regional Support Group > Article Display
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DECLASSIFIED: Spying at Mach 3+: our Interview with SR-71 Blackbird pilot reveals how US lured North Korea to shoot missiles
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Check Out These Fascinating, Declassified Photos of The A-12 Oxcart RCS Tests Inside Area 51 - The Aviationist
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Lockheed Hints Again At The Existence Of A Secret High Speed Jet
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SR-71 Deactivation 1998
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Pilots' recollections - SR-71 Blackbird missions through a warzone