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Randy’s Warbird Profiles – Lockheed M-21 Blackbird

September 10, 2021 WarbirdsNews 0

Since his other posts received such a warm welcome, we thought our readers might enjoy another warbird profile from our good friend Randy Malmstrom. As we mentioned before, Randy has long held a passion for aviation […]

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Today in Aviation History – The SR-71 Flew New York to London in Less Than 2 Hours

September 1, 2021 WarbirdsNews 0

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 1, 1974, Major James V. Sullivan, USAF, Pilot and Major Noel F. Widdifield, USAF, Reconnaissance Systems Officer, set a Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World […]

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Tomcat Tales – A Stray Blackbird in Key West

August 4, 2021 WarbirdsNews 1

In a follow-up to our first article from F-14 Tomcat RIO and TOPGUN instructor Dave “Bio” Baranek this past May, we thought our readers might enjoy this story about his experiences on a TOPGUN training […]

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SR-71 Blackbird Forum at The Museum of Flight

August 28, 2019 WarbirdsNews 0

The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington is holding a special event on the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird over the weekend of September 14th/15th featuring more than two dozen personnel involved in flying and maintaining them. […]

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Declassified: Swedish Pilots Presented with U.S. Air Medal For Protecting SR-71 Blackbird

January 4, 2019 WarbirdsNews 0

At the end of November last year, details of a fascinating cold war mission involving the SR-71 Blackbird came to light, a mission which had remained classified until 2017. The story dates back to the […]

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Dixie Wing Living History Series Presents the SR-71 Blackbird

April 11, 2016 WarbirdsNews 0

PRESS RELEASE – Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Les Dyer will share an inside look at what it was like to pilot the world’s fastest, highest-flying manned aircraft, the SR-71, when he speaks at […]

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Lockheed Skunk Works Celebrates its 70th Anniversary

June 24, 2013 WarbirdsNews 3

By Lockheed Martin‘s count, this year marks the 70th anniversary of its secretive yet famous Skunk Works division, though some credibly argue that its genesis began with the 1938 development of the XP-38 that led […]

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“Center, Aspen 20, you got a ground speed readout for us?”

March 14, 2013 WarbirdsNews 0

In his book, “Sled Driver,” SR-71/Blackbird pilot Brian Shul writes: I’ll always remember a certain radio exchange that occurred one day as Walt (my back-seater) and I were screaming across Southern California 13 miles high. […]

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D-Day Squadron Documentary Premiere at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

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The Air Force Museum Foundation Living History Series invites you to the film premiere of “Into Flight Once More” on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. You will […]

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C-53 Skytrooper ‘Beach City Baby’ Flies!

As many readers are well aware, we have been following the restoration of combat veteran Douglas C-53 Skytrooper 41-20095, better known as Beach City Baby, for some years now. Jason Capra and his band of [...]
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