In the 1960's, the Air Force developed a plane that could travel more than 3 times as fast as the sound produced by its own enormous engines.
The SR-71 Blackbird's incredible speed enabled it to gather intelligence in a matter of seconds while streaking across unfriendly skies. And in the off chance an enemy tried to shoot it down with a missile, all the Blackbird had to do was speed up and outrun it. Incredible!
| Date Taken: | 05.07.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 05.07.2015 14:12 |
| Category: | Newscasts |
| Video ID: | 402699 |
| VIRIN: | 150507-F-WH300-068 |
| Filename: | DOD_102420483 |
| Length: | 00:02:59 |
| Location: | WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO, US |
| Downloads: | 318 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 318 |
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