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Fascinating aircraft. When we lived on Okinawa, the SR71 took off most days. When it returned they parked at the end of the runway for an extended time. A friend`s father worked in recon and brought some 9-in diameter cases (maybe 15 in wide) that supposedly the film was packed in for the SR71.
Also most days a fleet of KC-135s took off heading out to refuel the loaded B-52`s out of Guam going to Vietnam.
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That must have been an awesome site to see that thing take off. What an amazing aircraft and even more amazing how long ago it was conceived /built
Very cool story and hands down one of the coolest jets ever built.
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thanks for sharing.
it`s insane how long ago that thing was designed/built, and yet still looks sort of "futuristic"
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Thanks for posting. That was a great story.
"What started out for us as a 10.5-hour, round-robin mission, California to the Soviet Union and back, turned into a 21-day marathon"
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A bunch of us in Korea ( up in the DMZ area ) would make sure the beacons were working when the U2 would fly over into North Korea with one bang ( Sonic Boom ), then a few mins later a double bang would be heard.......SR-71 from Kadena Air Base okinawa was making it`s pass over the country and saying "Smile" you on Candid Camera. They try so hard to shot it down but it was too late for them ti even try.
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We lived near Kadena AFB for a few months until we moved on base.
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It was fun to be a controller when it was flying back in the day. One moment it look like it was on a scope, then the next one moment it was gone...........
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I was always amazed at how much fuel they leaked on the ground and had to be refueled shortly after take off. That was one bad a** plane.
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Mi Hermano !
I personally saw things on USAF Radar Station Scopes Exactly Like You Described - in 1967
Here the paint, - then it`s off the scope - only amazingly fast things can do that...
Love this story House - on a good note, Beale AFB is about 10 miles from where I live...
On another good note - my Dear Father during the War with Japan, deployed from Beale to the PI....
Thanks so much for this !!!
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I lived on Okinawa as a kid. We lived on Machinato. I went to grade school there for a year then went to Naha for my next grade. We should have never given it back to the Japanese. We won it fair and square. Spilled a ton of blood just to give it back.
Great story! Thanks for posting!
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