The SR-71 Blackbird was a high-altitude, long-range Lockheed
reconnaissance black' jet that emerged during the 1960s. It was
produced under tremendous secrecy and initially flown from areas
away from public gaze. It was stationed in the USA but plied its
trade from a handful of selected sites worldwide. SR-71 missions
were flown by the USAF, but often on behalf of other agencies, with
it frequently gathering intelligence for the Navy against maritime
targets in the Soviet Arctic. Unfortunately, the Blackbird was
unpopular with the fighter' and bomber' generals, who were not
privy to its outstanding intelligence gathering capability, and the
staggering operating costs were such that eventually it lost
support within the USAF and succumbed to budgetary constraints.
Illustrated with over 160 illustrations, this book will detail the
operations, select missions and the colour schemes/markings of this
amazing aircraft.
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