Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/13

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Subject: [Leica] Re: SR-71 at the Smithsonian...
From: lkhermann at bresnan.net (lkhermann)
Date: Mon Jun 13 06:46:15 2005
References: <eca442a997b0b9ab9d2f3d6f7650d137@nemeng.com> <200506130133.j5D1QbT4060388@server1.waverley.reid.org> <eca442a997b0b9ab9d2f3d6f7650d137@nemeng.com>

At 09:38 PM 6/12/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>Oh boy! Time for a trip to the library!
>
>Thanks for the reference!
>
>Adam
>
>On 6/12/05, Andrew Nemeth <azn@nemeng.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 13/06/2005, at 11:33 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:
> >
> > > I'd recommend an excellent book: "Sled Driver Flying the World's
> > > Fastest Jet" by Brian Shul. ISBN 0-929823-09-7.
> > >
> >
> > Another book I'd recommend is "Skunk Works" by Ben R. Rich & Leo Janos
> > ISBN 0-7515-1503.  It has a _lot_ on the SR-71 (Chapts 9-12).  One of
> > the more amusing facts is that most of the Titanium used to make the
> > thing was sourced, via back CIA channels, from the then Soviet Union!
> >
> > The Ruskies dug it up and, after a bit of processing, the Yanks flew it
> > back... :?)
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Andrew Nemeth
> > <http://leica.nemeng.com>

Another book is
SR-71 Revealed, the inside story
by Richard H. Graham, Col. USAF (Ret), ISBN 0-7603-0122-0

A story by a pilot of the blackbird

enjoy
Lee



In reply to: Message from azn at nemeng.com (Andrew Nemeth) ([Leica] Re: SR-71 at the Smithsonian...)
Message from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] Re: SR-71 at the Smithsonian...)