03-11-2008, 07:51 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: St. Louisville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: A&C 67 427 cobra SB
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Originally Posted by thudmaster
I live just outside Beale AFB in Yuba City. I have been on and off with the SR since 1969. No I did not fly this aircraft. We never thought it was really that classified. Flew in and out of the base day in and day out. During the base air shows people were allowed to get up close and personal looks into the cockpit. It is probally one of the finest aircraft ever to grace our skys.
Sorry to hear about your model............
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In 1969 the SR71 was such a closely guarded secret that it only flew at night. It came out of the hanger with the power on and rolling. When landing it rolled into the hanger without stopping. These plane were never outside a hanger in daylight hours.
I worked with a guy who fueled the SR71 (ground crew) when it was flying over Vietnam. He never uttered a word about this plane until after it was declasified.
Last edited by olddog; 03-11-2008 at 07:57 PM..
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