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From: art@buengc.BU.EDU (A. R. Thompson)
Newsgroups: rec.aviation,sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: SR71 to be retired October 1st, rumors regarding SR-71
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Date: 20 Mar 89 20:11:53 GMT
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In article <349@tahoma.UUCP> prl3546@tahoma.UUCP (Philip R. Lindberg) writes:
>>>There were many other rumors.  Heard any good ones you'd like me to comment
>>>on?

Not a rumor, but a question:  I've seen it mentioned that either the
original drawings or the tooling was destroyed on orders of Secretary of
Defense Robert S. McNamara.  Does anyone know the details on this?  Is
this really what happened?  Why would he do such a thing?