As of 2023, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest manned jet aircraft ever produced. It set the record in 1976 and has been retired since the late 1990s. With its unrivaled speed and stunning appearance, the Blackbird has maintained an almost supernatural mystique to this day. The type entered service in the 1960s as a high-altitude (and obviously extremely high speed) military reconnaissance aircraft.
Just 32 were built, nearly half of which were written off in accidents. Nearly 300 images are packed into this latest entry in the "Legends of Warfare" series.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Doyle, David
Title
SR-71 Blackbird. Lockheed's Ultimate Spy Plane
Details
English text, 285 bw and colour photos. 144 pages.
State
new
Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 77 Lower Valley Road PA 19310 Atglen, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
