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Forum: Military Aviation

8th Feb 2008, 23:28

Replies: 195

SR-71, The Blackbird

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Posted By EyesFront

One more story from "beyond the secret missions"

The book describes a lot of aircraft losses in detail, but here's a summary of the one that really caught my imagination:

"On 25th January 1966, Lockheed test pilots Bill Weaver and Jim Zwayer...

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Feb 2008, 16:45

Replies: 195

SR-71, The Blackbird

Views: 127,985

Posted By EyesFront

Life's too short

Only if you have a 'need to know' :-)

The info was all extracted from the book but I'll be b**gered if I was going to type it all out... the book has a habit ot outlining the bare events, then...

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Feb 2008, 00:58

Replies: 195

SR-71, The Blackbird

Views: 127,985

Posted By EyesFront

Libya

To be exact - and at the risk of being rather sad and spotterish - the primary SR71 for the initial BDA flight was flown by Jerry Glasser and Ron Tabor, with messrs Shul and Watson flying the spare....

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Feb 2008, 10:25

Replies: 195

SR-71, The Blackbird

Views: 127,985

Posted By EyesFront

After reading this fascinating story yesterday -...

After reading this fascinating story yesterday - and I agree it seems to be an amalgam of several crews' experiences - I looked up Brian Shul and Walter Watson in the index of 'Beyond the secret...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Feb 2008, 09:13

Replies: 195

SR-71, The Blackbird

Views: 127,985

Posted By EyesFront

I happen to be reading it at the moment. To be...

I happen to be reading it at the moment. To be more accurate, it's been next to my bed for several weeks, and I dip in to read a few pages when I have time.... Didn't know it was appreciating...

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