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Lockheed SR-71: Secret Missions Exposed

Tasked with performing highly classified missions, Lockheed's SR-71 is an impressive military jet. This volume reviews the alliance between NASA and the Lockheed project, and features a fully detailed listing of USAF missions flown out of Kadena. Also detailed are the flights from Beale AFB in California and RAF Mildenhall in England, as the SR-71 monitored Soviet nuclear submarines in the Arctic Circle and the Baltic. The SR-71 story features contributions from 70 crewmembers and six generals who discuss their experiences and judgements of the Blackbird project.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 280
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781841760988
  • Genres
  • aviation
  • Release date
  • 2000