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‘We Need Mach 3.5’: The US Air Force SR-71 Blackbird Reached Speeds That No One Ever Thought Possible When a Missile Tried to Destroy It

19fortyfive.com · published 18 September 2026

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https://theaviationgeekclub.com/sr-71-pilot-recalls-when-he-and-his-rso-pushed-their-blackbird-to-mach-3-5-and-outran-gaddafis-sams-during-a-bda-flight-of-libya-in-support-of-operation-el-dorado-canyon/

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There Is an SR-71 Blackbird Sitting In a Museum in Warner Robins, Georgia That Hit 2,193.167 MPH and Still Holds the Speed Record for Air-Breathing, Manned Aircraft Read at the source ↗

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https://www.ojp.gov/

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https://media.defense.gov/2012/Aug/23/2001330097/-1/-1/0/Op%20El%20Dorado%20Canyon.pdf

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https://www.naval-review.com/book-reviews/operation-eldorado-canyon-the-1986-us-bombing-raid-on-libya/

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A US Air Force SR-71 Blackbird Came Apart Around Pilot Bill Weaver at Mach 3.2 and 78,000 Feet. He Never Pulled the Handle — the Aircraft Threw Him Out. He Survived and Was Flying Again 2 Weeks Later. Read at the source ↗

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https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/495839main_FS-030_SR-71.pdf?emrc=6a08d38c2a193

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“It Can’t Fire a Gun and Doesn’t Carry a Bomb.” That Was the Air Force Chief of Staff on the SR-71 Blackbird, an Aircraft With 17,300 Sorties and Zero Losses to Enemy Fire. Read at the source ↗

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https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Stories/mach-35-over-libya-in-an-sr-71-blackbird

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https://museumofaviation.org/portfolio/sr-71a-blackbird/

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https://www.thejc.com/author/georgia-l-gilholy-wnhqm9k8

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