文档介绍：COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Paul F Crick
PAUL F CRICKMORE is the
world's acknowledged expert
on the SR-71, having written
six books on the subject since
1986. His contacts within one
of the most secret military
aviation programmes of all
time include test pilots and
more than 50 USAF pilots
and Reconnaissance
Systems Officers (RSOs).
In acknowledgment of his
work, he was invited to
e an honorary member
o( tho Blackbird Association
In 1993. This is Paul's second
volume on the SR-71 in the
Combat Aircraft series.
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LOCKHEED SR-71
OPERATIONS IN
EUROPE AND THE
MIDDLE EAST
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LOCKHEED SR-71
OPERATIONS IN
EUROPE AND THE
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On 19 May 1977, mission planning
for the SR-71's first operational
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sortie from RAF Mildenhall became
particularly interesting for the crew Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford, OX2 0PH
of the reconnaissance aircraft when 443 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, 10016, USA
they discovered that the Soviet
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military had issued a Notice To
Airman (NOTAM) stating their
intention to test-fire a missile up © 2009 Osprey Publishing Limited
to an altitude of 100,000 ft. This
in itself was not unusual, but the
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coordinates into which the missile
was to be fired