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Lockheed SR-71 Operations in Europe and the Middle East

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Combat Aircraft - Helicopters & Miscellaneous

Last Stocked on 10/27/2015

Product Info

Title
Lockheed SR-71 Operations in Europe and the Middle East
Publisher
Category
Author
Paul Crickmore
Publish Year
2009
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147411898
MFG. Part #
OSPCOM080
Type
Softcover
Series
COM80

Description

First employed in the Far East over North Vietnam and North Korea, American military intelligence quickly realized the SR-71 ‘Blackbird’s’ potential value over European targets. In 1976, SR-71 Detachment 4 commenced operations from the RAF base at Middenhall in the UK. Its mission was to monitor Warsaw Pact troop movements along the Iron Curtain and photograph the various ports that were home to the Soviet Union’s nuclear submarine fleet. Despite the best efforts of the USSR, they were never able to intercept a ‘Blackbird’ in flight.Written by an expert on SR-71 operations, this book picks up where Combat 76: Lockheed SR-71 Operations in the Far East left off.