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From: well!nagle@lll-crg.llnl.gov (John Nagle)
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Subject: Re: Blackbird Reborn!
Keywords: Blackbird, SR-71
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Date: 21 Aug 89 05:53:54 GMT
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From: well!nagle@lll-crg.llnl.gov (John Nagle)
In article <26780@amdcad.AMD.COM> rcj@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Robert C. Johnson) writes:
>However, the line that says the
>Air Force has 'repeatedly' tried to retire the Blackbirds says
>that they are either damn confidant of their satelites, or they
>have another plane already flying....Any comments?

       About six years ago, there was a recruitment ad for the Lockheed
Skunk Works which read, simply:

	"If you missed out on this one,"

	(picture of U-2)

	"and you missed out on this one,"

	(picture of SR-71)

	"how'd you like to get in on the next one."

They probably meant the Steath fighter/bomber programs, but one wonders.

					John Nagle