Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/12

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Subject: [Leica] SR-71 at the Smithsonian...and a shot at the end just for Ted. :)
From: jbilin at axionet.com (Jacques Bilinski)
Date: Sun Jun 12 18:43:55 2005
References: <4cfa589b05061217124887aac9@mail.gmail.com>
 
>First you have to know that I'm a SERIOUS SR-71 junkie. One of the
>highlights of my life was driving down 99 in Sacramento with the top
>down while a Blackbird (the pilots also called them "sleds") was in
>the pattern shooting touch and goes at the airbase. ENORMOUS sound.
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I recall seeing one in 1986 in Vancouver at an airshow held in 
conjunction with the worlds fair. You could get close to it and talk to 
the pilots. They brought along a trailer with 2 large racing V8 engines 
just to start the engines.
In reply to: Message from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] SR-71 at the Smithsonian...and a shot at the end just for Ted. :))