Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: PAISLEY%auvm.auvm.edu@VM1.gatech.edu Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Has the SR-71 been used in the Persian Gulf? Message-ID: <1991Jan27.115255.1258@cbnews.att.com> Date: 27 Jan 91 11:52:55 GMT References: <1991Jan23.043608.7473@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: The American University - University Computing Center Lines: 14 Approved: military@att.att.com From: The SR-71 was officially retired last year by the Air Force. I think they said that they would keep one or two in 'flyable storage', but the rest were removed from service. They might tell us if they had brought it back, but I don't think it was necessary to do so yet--satellites are good enough for this war. The SR-71 is basically immune to most SAMs. I would seriously doubt if the Iraqis could hit one even if they tried. --- L. GORDON PAISLEY, PAISLEY@AUVM.AUVM.EDU THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, DC USA