Once Classified as TOP-SECRET - The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft.[1] It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by Lockheed and its Skunk Works division....
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Historic Chapter in Aviation: The largest air battle was the Battle of Britian. Watch video clip enactment of Adlertag ("Eagle Day") to see a moment in aviation history that "Never was so much owed by so many to so few" - Winston Churchill - 1940...
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The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 was an American single-seat, twin-engine fighter aircraft technology demonstrator designed for the United States Air Force (USAF). The design was a finalist in the USAF's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition, battling the Lockheed YF-22 for a production contract. Two YF-23 prototypes were built with the nicknames "Black Widow II" and "Gray Ghost".
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