Lockheed SR-71 Operations in the Far East
Synopsis
Even before the first operational flight of the U-2 spy plane, aircraft designers began work on the type's replacement. The result was the SR-71. First deployed on March 9, 1968, this tri-sonic 'hotrod' flew its first operational sortie over North Vietnam just 12 days later. Thereafter, the SR-71 roamed freely, capturing photographic, radar and electronic intelligence. This book examines the impact this aircraft had, not only on North Vietnam but during the Cold War as a whole, gathering information about the Soviet nuclear submarine fleet based in Vladivostok as well as the port's defenses, monitoring the actions of North Korea and flying four 11-hour, non-stop sorties into the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War in the late 1980s.Book details
- Series:
- Combat Aircraft
- Author:
- Jim Laurier, Chris Davey, Paul F Crickmore
- ISBN:
- 9781846038082
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781846033193, 9781846033193, 9781846033193
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Pages:
- 96
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2018-10-31
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2013
- Copyright by:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction