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(From July 2, 2013)SR-71 BlackBird: The Cold War�s Ultimate Spy Plane
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| 2 July 2013
| Staff
Posted on 10/28/2015 5:20:03 AM PDT by lbryce
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The article reveals many fascinating tidbits of the SR-71. For example, the fact that it could fly to the Middle East and back in a couple of hours effectively ended the Yom Kippur War when reporting the exact positions of the military forces to the respective leaders that were otherwise not provided as accurately.
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posted on
10/28/2015 5:20:03 AM PDT
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lbryce
To: lbryce
Correction on author and publishing date.
Stephen Dowling
2 July 2013
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posted on
10/28/2015 5:24:07 AM PDT
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lbryce
(OBAMA:Misbegotten, GodForsaken, Bastard offspring of Satan and Medusa)
To: lbryce
To: lbryce
If you are in Los Angeles you can see one of these beauties at Exposition Park.
To: InterceptPoint
Is this the two seater George Bush flew in?
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posted on
10/28/2015 5:43:12 AM PDT
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lurk
To: lbryce
“the fact that it could fly to the Middle East and back in a couple of hours”
From where now? From anywhere in the US it would’ve been more than just “a couple hours”.
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posted on
10/28/2015 5:45:39 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: lurk
Is this the two seater George Bush flew in?I'm not sure but it could be. As I recall, it is not quite the standard version and it is pretty obviously a 2-seater.
To: lbryce
There is an SR-71 in the Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH. Lot of very cool planes you can walk right up to. Well worth a visit.
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posted on
10/28/2015 5:55:13 AM PDT
by
IamConservative
(There is no greater threat to our freedoms than Bipartisanship.)
To: InterceptPoint
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posted on
10/28/2015 6:01:23 AM PDT
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PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: InterceptPoint
Is this the two seater George Bush flew inThe two seater that Bush flew in would be obviously recognizable by the separate compartment for the birthday cake.
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posted on
10/28/2015 6:02:58 AM PDT
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IncPen
(Not one single patriot in Washington, DC.)
To: lbryce
I was stationed at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk and worked in the shop that relayed messages to and from the pilots of the U-2 and SR-71. Giant Talk was the radio station.
To: lbryce
I Finaly got to see one in Tucson two weeks ago. It looks impressive in pictures, but to actually walk around it was incredible.
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posted on
10/28/2015 6:07:01 AM PDT
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CrazyIvan
(Hey Pope Francis- The Gospels are not Matthew, Marx, Luke and John.)
To: IamConservative; lbryce
There is one at the Pima Air And Space Museum in Tucson, across the road from Davis-Monthan AFB.
I want to make it to the AFM to see my other favorite plane.
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posted on
10/28/2015 6:08:25 AM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: CrazyIvan
I saw it fly a couple times. Awesome!
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10/28/2015 6:17:14 AM PDT
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driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: PIF
cool
there is an A-12 in the air museum in Kalamazoo, MI, adjacent to their small airport.
if you are ever in that area, it is worth a visit. they have lots of old warbirds, as well as a Phantom, and some other assorted stuff.
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posted on
10/28/2015 6:19:37 AM PDT
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QualityMan
(Don't Tread on Me)
To: lbryce
They have one mounted at the Kansas State Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchison, Kansas. Very cool.
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posted on
10/28/2015 6:28:55 AM PDT
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mykroar
("Never believe anything until it has been officially denied." - Otto von Bismarck)
To: driftdiver
“I saw it fly a couple times. Awesome!”
I’m jealous. Used to go to Oshkosh nearly every year. The last time one was there we had a death in the family and I had to miss it. Friend told me the fly by was fantastic.
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posted on
10/28/2015 6:59:34 AM PDT
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CrazyIvan
(Hey Pope Francis- The Gospels are not Matthew, Marx, Luke and John.)
To: lbryce
Aesthetically the most beautiful aircraft ever IMHO.
To: mykroar
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posted on
10/28/2015 7:11:15 AM PDT
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Arlis
( A "Sacred Cow" Tipping Christian)
To: Blue Collar Christian
I agree...by far the most beautiful plane ever designed and built.
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10/28/2015 7:11:34 AM PDT
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halo66
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