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To: Tijeras_Slim
I live just north of San Diego in Mira Mesa. There were NO single seat SR-71's, but you are thinking of the A-12 interceptor which was to carry the precursor of the Phoenix missile used with Tomcats. It was the SR-71 that was also used by the CIA with high speed, high-definition cameras, not the A-12. The A-12 was slightly smaller and lighter than the SR-71 and carried a fire-control radar necessitating the round radome instead of the flatter nose of the SR-71.
909 posted on 11/27/2003 12:31:17 PM PST by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: Pukin Dog
Dang my memory! I knew it was a ?-12 something. Thanks for the clarification and have a Happy Thanksgiving.
916 posted on 11/27/2003 12:33:50 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim (SSDD - Same S#it Different Democrat)
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