tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post952913991355770873..comments2024-02-24T02:36:37.956-06:00Comments on Dizzy's Wanderings & Wonderings: A Couple of U.S. Spy Planes.Dizzy-Dickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-57462632957958567072015-08-18T09:38:46.623-05:002015-08-18T09:38:46.623-05:00They probably just use satellites now days.. We ha...They probably just use satellites now days.. We have come a long way, my friend!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-32836593375551087642015-08-18T09:33:49.219-05:002015-08-18T09:33:49.219-05:00Wow, yes that would be thrill. I have never seen ...Wow, yes that would be thrill. I have never seen one fly let alone take off.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-81041217722392490372015-08-18T07:14:43.783-05:002015-08-18T07:14:43.783-05:00The SR-71 Blackbird is my favorite airplane. I was...The SR-71 Blackbird is my favorite airplane. I was lucky to be stationed near Kadena AFB in Okinawa during the Vietnam era. The Blackbird was stationed there and took off right over my house. We used to sit by the side of the runway and wave to the pilots as they taxied down the runway before take off. It was the thrill of a life time.linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-84410044956632506622015-08-17T16:10:15.675-05:002015-08-17T16:10:15.675-05:00It was 1960 and Eisenhower was president.It was 1960 and Eisenhower was president.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-5171015290487190412015-08-17T15:34:14.439-05:002015-08-17T15:34:14.439-05:00I would say offhand that the U2 incident was durin...I would say offhand that the U2 incident was during Kennedy's presidency, but I guess he had his hands full with the By of Pigs fiasco. Maybe Eisenhower, or even Johnson? Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-28108240878657919072015-08-17T13:34:15.576-05:002015-08-17T13:34:15.576-05:00I believe that it was put in service in the mid 19...I believe that it was put in service in the mid 1960's. So, it had to be in design stages long before that.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-11127915131641937952015-08-17T13:16:27.882-05:002015-08-17T13:16:27.882-05:00Hard to believe the SR-71 was designed and built s...Hard to believe the SR-71 was designed and built some time ago. Makes me wonder what wonders they are flying now. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.com