Interesting - didnt know there was a SR-71 here. Must go and have a look.

Dave

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Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:NNGdnU9RGOcQcoLfRVn-sg@comcast.com...
> I remember doing a book report and building a paper-and-cardboard model of
> the B-70 in 4th grade, circa 1979...there was a book on it in the school
> library. Of course by the time I got to it the B70 program was no longer
> around.
>
> Never saw an SR-71 in flight but I did see the one (amongst a lot of other
> really neat stuff) at the American Air Museum at Duxford, UK a couple
years
> ago. The final flight crew had signed all their names on the inside of the
> forward landing gear door.
>
> http://aam.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.1105
>
>
> "Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:YNydnRfHIY83AoPfRVn-uA@comcast.com...
> >
> > Coolest two ordinary craft I was ever lucky enough to see airborne
> > were the B-70 and the first semi-public showing of the MickeyDee
> > F15. The other stuff was more impressive, lotsa "happy 4th of July"
> > moments at White Sands and affiliated launch sites--and several
> > rather strange ones of truly oddball technology guaranteed to cause
> > saucer reports.
>
>

 

http://aam.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.1134

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:n%rUd.24955$8B3.5472@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Interesting - didnt know there was a SR-71 here. Must go and have a look.
>
> Dave
>
> --
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:NNGdnU9RGOcQcoLfRVn-sg@comcast.com...
>> I remember doing a book report and building a paper-and-cardboard model
>> of
>> the B-70 in 4th grade, circa 1979...there was a book on it in the school
>> library. Of course by the time I got to it the B70 program was no longer
>> around.
>>
>> Never saw an SR-71 in flight but I did see the one (amongst a lot of
>> other
>> really neat stuff) at the American Air Museum at Duxford, UK a couple
> years
>> ago. The final flight crew had signed all their names on the inside of
>> the
>> forward landing gear door.
>>
>> http://aam.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.1105
>>
>>
>> "Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:YNydnRfHIY83AoPfRVn-uA@comcast.com...
>> >
>> > Coolest two ordinary craft I was ever lucky enough to see airborne
>> > were the B-70 and the first semi-public showing of the MickeyDee
>> > F15. The other stuff was more impressive, lotsa "happy 4th of July"
>> > moments at White Sands and affiliated launch sites--and several
>> > rather strange ones of truly oddball technology guaranteed to cause
>> > saucer reports.
>>
>>
>
>

 

http://aam.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.1134

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:n%rUd.24955$8B3.5472@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Interesting - didnt know there was a SR-71 here. Must go and have a look.
>
> Dave
>
> --
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:NNGdnU9RGOcQcoLfRVn-sg@comcast.com...
>> I remember doing a book report and building a paper-and-cardboard model
>> of
>> the B-70 in 4th grade, circa 1979...there was a book on it in the school
>> library. Of course by the time I got to it the B70 program was no longer
>> around.
>>
>> Never saw an SR-71 in flight but I did see the one (amongst a lot of
>> other
>> really neat stuff) at the American Air Museum at Duxford, UK a couple
> years
>> ago. The final flight crew had signed all their names on the inside of
>> the
>> forward landing gear door.
>>
>> http://aam.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.1105
>>
>>
>> "Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:YNydnRfHIY83AoPfRVn-uA@comcast.com...
>> >
>> > Coolest two ordinary craft I was ever lucky enough to see airborne
>> > were the B-70 and the first semi-public showing of the MickeyDee
>> > F15. The other stuff was more impressive, lotsa "happy 4th of July"
>> > moments at White Sands and affiliated launch sites--and several
>> > rather strange ones of truly oddball technology guaranteed to cause
>> > saucer reports.
>>
>>
>
>

 

http://aam.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.1134

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:n%rUd.24955$8B3.5472@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> Interesting - didnt know there was a SR-71 here. Must go and have a look.
>
> Dave
>
> --
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:NNGdnU9RGOcQcoLfRVn-sg@comcast.com...
>> I remember doing a book report and building a paper-and-cardboard model
>> of
>> the B-70 in 4th grade, circa 1979...there was a book on it in the school
>> library. Of course by the time I got to it the B70 program was no longer
>> around.
>>
>> Never saw an SR-71 in flight but I did see the one (amongst a lot of
>> other
>> really neat stuff) at the American Air Museum at Duxford, UK a couple
> years
>> ago. The final flight crew had signed all their names on the inside of
>> the
>> forward landing gear door.
>>
>> http://aam.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.1105
>>
>>
>> "Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:YNydnRfHIY83AoPfRVn-uA@comcast.com...
>> >
>> > Coolest two ordinary craft I was ever lucky enough to see airborne
>> > were the B-70 and the first semi-public showing of the MickeyDee
>> > F15. The other stuff was more impressive, lotsa "happy 4th of July"
>> > moments at White Sands and affiliated launch sites--and several
>> > rather strange ones of truly oddball technology guaranteed to cause
>> > saucer reports.
>>
>>
>
>