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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: SR-71 was RS-71
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Date: 10 Apr 91 15:40:07 GMT
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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)


>From: wb9omc@ee.ecn.purdue.edu (Duane P Mantick)
>Although it has been said, probably correctly, that the Strategic
>Recon, i.e., SR, probably is more accurate for the 71's mission than
>RS, which was Recon/Strike.

Well, for the mission it turned out to spend all its time flying.  It did
have a theoretical nuclear-strike capability, although I forget where the
bomb was supposed to be carried.  That was secondary from the start and
receded rapidly into the background.

-- 
And the bean-counter replied,           | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
"beans are more important".             |  henry@zoo.toronto.edu  utzoo!henry