Lockheed SR 71 Operations in the Far East 1st Edition by Paul Crickmore 1846033195 9781846033193

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ISBN 10: 1846033195 

ISBN 13: 9781846033193

Author: Paul F. Crickmore

A fully illustrated account of the famous ‘Blackbird’ and its vital reconnaissance missions during the Vietnam and Cold wars. Even before the first operational flight of the U-2 spy plane, aircraft designers began work on the type’s replacement. The result was the SR-71. First deployed on March 9, 1968, this tri-sonic ‘hotrod’ flew its first operational sortie over North Vietnam just 12 days later. Thereafter, the SR-71 roamed freely, capturing photographic, radar and electronic intelligence. This book examines the impact this aircraft had, not only on North Vietnam but during the Cold War as a whole, gathering information about the Soviet nuclear submarine fleet based in Vladivostok as well as the port’s defenses, monitoring the actions of North Korea and flying four 11-hour, non-stop sorties into the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War in the late 1980s.

Table of contents:

Chapter One: Oxcart and Tagboard

Chapter Two: Black Shield

Chapter Three: Early Days in Okinawa

Chapter Four: The War Continues

Chapter Five: Linebacker and Beyond

Chapter Six: Middle East and Shutdown

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