Lockheed SR-71 Operations in the Far East (Combat Aircraft)
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Even before the first operational flight of the legendary Lockheed U-2 spy plane, aircraft design genius Kelly Johnson began work with his team at the company's "Skunk Works" plant on the type's replacement. The result was the SR-71. First deployed on March 9, 1968, this tri-sonic 'hotrod' flew its first operational sortie over North Vietnam just 12 days later. On that debut mission, the Blackbird overflew surface-to-air missile sites with complete impunity, collecting the detailed intelligence that led directly to the end of the siege of Khe Sanh in the process.
Thereafter, the SR-71 roamed freely over areas previously denied to the vulnerable U-2, capturing photographic, radar and electronic intelligence. This book examines the immense impact this revolutionary aircraft had, not only on North Vietnam but during the Cold War as a whole, gathering information about the Soviet nuclear submarine fleet based in Vladivostok as well as the port's defenses, monitoring the actions of North Korea and flying four 11-hour, non-stop sorties into the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War in the late 1980s.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN: 9781846033193
ISBN: 1846033195
Label: Osprey Publishing
Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: 2008-11-18
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date: 2008-11-18
Studio: Osprey Publishing
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Summary: Magic SR-71
Comment: Paul Crickmore and Richard Graham have produced a superb series of books on the most magic aircraft our time - the SR-71. In this latest book Paul has again managed to produce a work of outstanding detail that is graced by many fascinating photographs, drawings and charts. Inevitably there is some cross over of detail with both Paul's and Richard's other works but that does not take anything away from this book. It is easy to read, logical in sequence and a must have for any lover of the Blackbird.
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