Greg, are you prior military?
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Steve St.Laurent
2000 DC Dakota 4.7, CC, 4x2, 3:55 (soon 330HP)
2000 Roush Mustang Stage I (awaiting the new SC)
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From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of The Man From Utopia
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 11:34 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: RE: DML: Speed? (Blackbird)
> Just to break the ice on the Blackbird technology, it was
> designed and flown in the late 50's not the 60's. At that present time
the U-2
> was flying spy mission.
True as the A-12, in the 60's it was redesignated SR-71. It original mission
was to deliver nukes to the USSR. After Gary Powers got wacked they switched
to the SR-71 for USSR flyovers. Unoffically the plane flew at Mach 7.0..
Greg
95 DSCC v6 5spd
Rahway NJ
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