Lockheed SR-71 Operations in the Far East
(Book #76 in the Osprey Combat Aircraft Series)
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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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1846033195
ISBN13:9781846033193
Release Date:November 2008
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 7.2" x 9.5"
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