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Final flight of the SR-71 Blackbird.
Rare Film Of The Blackbird's Final Flight
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The RSO on this flight was Joe Vida, one of many who transitioned from the FB-111 to the SR-71, we were a bit of a pipeline into the SR program. Joe and I flew 111 sorties together several times before he transitioned to the SR.
http://fly.historicwings.com/2013/03/the-last-flight-of-the-blackbird/
http://fly.historicwings.com/2013/03/the-last-flight-of-the-blackbird/
The Last Flight of the Blackbird ‹ HistoricWings.com :: A Magazine for Aviators, Pilots and...
Today in aviation history, on March 6, 1990, the very last US Military flight of the SR-71 Blackbird took place. The flight originated from Palmdale, California, and flew to Washington-Dulles International Airport outside of Washington, DC. The aircraft (s/n 61-17972) was piloted by Lt Col Ed Yielding, USAF, with Lt Col Joseph Vida serving as Reconnaissance Systems Officer. Fittingly, on its last flight the SR-71 shattered one final record,...
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
SGT Steve McFarland Something I forgot. Back when they were trying to sell this as the A-12 the claim was that a flight of them based in Texas could intercept incoming Soviet aircraft before a flight of interceptors based in Alaska.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Sgt Albert Castro FB-111 sorties, we probably flew together 10-15 times.
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Sgt Albert Castro
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen - Wow if you have grand babies I hope you tell them about your flying. I'd love to hear the stories. Thank you for your service Colonel.
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What an awesome aircraft Lt Col Charlie Brown!!! Very sleek with apparently some pretty powerful jet engines on board! Great Post, Charlie!
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