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Lucky escape from SR71 breakup at Mach 3

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baz62 Air Commodore Posts: 6,543	Lucky escape from SR71 breakup at Mach 3 Nov 22, 2013 16:58:06 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by baz62 on Nov 22, 2013 16:58:06 GMT 12 Very interesting story about the pilot who survived a breakup at very high speed of his SR71 Blackbird: Click here for story
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suthg Group Captain Another Engineer Posts: 1,966	Lucky escape from SR71 breakup at Mach 3 Nov 22, 2013 17:59:54 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by suthg on Nov 22, 2013 17:59:54 GMT 12 WOW! So lucky to survive and some humour in the story as well - when rescued!! Thanks for the link.
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Lucky escape from SR71 breakup at Mach 3 Nov 24, 2013 16:37:08 GMT 12

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Post by steveh on Nov 24, 2013 16:37:08 GMT 12

That is everso interesting. There is something about the mystique of those birds that is endlessly captivating to my mind. How must it have been to be flying across the globe at Mach 3 at 78,000 fett up? WOW.
Steve