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SR-71 Blackbird assembly line at Skunk Works. The SR-71 designation is a continuation of the pre-1962 bomber series; the last aircraft built using the series was the XB-70 Valkyrie. However, a bomber variant of the Blackbird was briefly given the B-71 designator, which was retained when the type was changed to SR-71. [18]
Earlier in the month, on 17 December the 5th A-12 arrived at Groom Lake and the Air Force expressed an interest in obtaining reconnaissance versions of the Blackbird. Lockheed begins weapons systems development for the AF-12. Kelly Johnson obtained approval to design a Mach 3 Blackbird fighter/bomber. [60]
When Japanese planes attacked the Philippines on December 8, 1941, the planes were actually spotted by a radar station in Northern Luzon, which immediately alerted the FEAF headquarters at Nielson. Unfortunately, by the time FEAF officers were finally able to get through to Clark Air Base in Pampanga , it was already too late and Japanese bombs ...
U.S. manufacturing production rebounded less than expected in November as the boost from motor vehicle output was partially offset by persistent weakness in the aerospace industry, despite the end ...
A police dog has been injured in an incident that saw armed officers track a van suspected of carrying weapons. West Midlands Police said the van was spotted by officers on Saturday morning using ...
(Reuters) - Luigi Mangione, the suspect indicted on murder charges in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, will now face federal charges that could attract the death penalty ...
Blackbird is an online journal of literature and the arts based in the United States that posts two issues a year, May 1 and November 1. During the six-month run of an issue, additional content appears as "featured" content.
From June 2009 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Arthur C. Martinez joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 52.2 percent return on your investment, compared to a 55.1 percent return from the S&P 500.