SR-71 Blackbird In Action

Synopsis

Lockheed Produced The A-12 To Meet The Cia's Need For A High-altitude, High-speed Surveillance Aircraft With A Low Radar Cross-section. In May 1967 The First Blackbird Flew Over Vietnam. When The Cia Retired The A-12 From Vietnam In June 1968, Its Place Was Taken By The Air Force Version Of The Plane With The Now More Familiar Name Of Strategic Reconnaissance Sr-71. During The Vietnam War, Sr-71 Overflights Averaged One Per Day, During Which Time The Enemy Unsuccessfully Fired 800 Surface-to-air Missiles Against It. In Addition To The A-12 And Sr-71, Lockheed Also Turned Out The M-21, To Launch D-21 Drones. Another Version, The Yf-12, Was Tested As A High-altitude Interceptor But Never Made It To Series Production. Uncover The Once Top-secret History Of The Famous Blackbird Through This All-new 80-page Book, Packed With Detailed Line Drawings And Over 200 Photographs.