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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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 Post subject: Bye Bye Blackbird
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found this link at another site and figured, "What the hey!"

Never knew what I didn't know about Blackbirds, so to speak! :roll:

http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/loss_4.htm

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interesting stats, but note none were lost in action during recon missions due to enemy interception from missiles or aircraft or triple A.

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I wonder what it was that crashed here?

http://www.dreamlandresort.com/black_pr ... scombe.htm


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For an aircraft that was that far ahead of its time, its darn amaizing that they didnt lose more of them. Have pics of blackbird doing a burner pass at OSH 97 right before it had to do an emergency landing in milwaukee. I guess I will haveto dig that box out....


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Spanner, great Avitar pic.

Does anyone know if the SR had a special air- refuel unit to service the SR's and its fuel.

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Does anyone know if the SR had a special air- refuel unit to service the SR's and its fuel.


Early on the only tanker used to refuel the SR was the KC-135T and now the KC-135Q

70th ARS out of little rock AFB
100 Air Refueling Wing out of David Monthan
306th AREFS
380th AREFS
plus a couple others

The 903rd handled most of the CIA's A-12 and D-21 refueling needs.


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Rumor has it that one crashed near by here years ago. The locals said that it was a UFO or something else, but the Air Force says it was the engine off of an SR.

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welcome mustangdriver!! i'm intrigued......... an sr crash near you?? i'm an hour west of cleveland, & about 3 hours west of you. where did this sr go down??? in the western pennsylvania / west virginia / maryland area near deep creek, connellsville etc?? there is some dense brush up their in those areas, but still all relatively well populated, i'm sure nothing remains as i'm sure you can back up, but i'd love for you to tell me different!!! best, tom

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