Put your pressure suit on and strap yourself in for a Mach 3 ride! Former SR-71 Wing Commander Rich Graham tells the amazing inside story of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. Graham provides a detailed look at the entire SR-71 story beginning with his application to be an SR pilot through commanding an entire wing.
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A veteran of fifteen years of assignments within the SR-71 community, Colonel Richard H. Graham is uniquely qualified to tell the Blackbird’s story. Crew member, instructor pilot, chief of the standardization/evaluation division, Colonel Graham was named SR-71 Squadron Commander, 1st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, in January 1981. A command pilot with more than 4,600 military flying hours, he has earned military decorations and awards including the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross with three oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with eighteen oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with “V” device and one oak leaf cluster, Air Force Organizational Excellence Award, Combat Readiness Medal with one oak leaf cluster, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with four service stars, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. Colonel Graham’s books on the SR-71 include SR-71 Revealed: The Inside Story and SR-71 Blackbird: Stories, Tales and Legends. He lives in
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
As much of the amazing story as we will probably ever know,
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This review is from: SR-71 Revealed: The Inside Story (Paperback)
For those who have never heard of the plane, this book would be merely interesting. To those with a healthy respect of the plane, its crews, and its mission, Col. Graham has written the book that beats all. This effort clearly covers the devlopment of the plane and its daily operations, all of which were cloaked in the highest secrecy of the Cold War. Graham, involved with the plane for most of his career, has a unique persepctive, and takes his reader through "the way it was."I really loved this book and the stories involved. Thanks to the types of missions flown, it will be years before the full story come sout, but until then, read this book.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Technical and Historical Aspects of the Plane,
By Naveed Nooruddin (Wichita, Kansas USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: SR-71 Revealed: The Inside Story (Paperback)
Wow is one of the many words that describe this book. It is a memoirs of the SR-71, told in a story-telling manner which won't allow you to put the book down. The level of detail Col. Graham goes into is spectacular. He tells of others many experiences of the SR-71 as well as his own. Like when traveling at mach 3, how a sunset would rise and when they slowed down it would set again. It makes one realize that the SR-71 is the Icon of American ingenuity as well as military might.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Information regarding the SR-71 program,
By "rhcentcom" (Dawson Creek) - See all my reviews
This review is from: SR-71 Revealed: The Inside Story (Paperback)
Col Graham has written an informative book about the SR-71: the plane, the program and the pilots. He wrote with passion, even though some of the prose is formless. The chapter about the technical aspects of the SR-71 is the most detailed I have ever seen. The book begins with a introduction to the selection and training of crews, follwed with technical info on the plane and subsystems. The book finished with a detailed narrative of a typical SR mission. The book is littered with snippets about the SR-71 and its crews. The book closes with an account of the termination of the SR-71 program. Some of the arguments are not coherant, and are overly critical of SR opponants, but the main thrust is the SR-71 filled a niche that no other recon platform could. Col Graham notes that if the SR had been flying during the Gulf War, it would still be flying today. This shows the real value of the SR-71. It is most useful in times of crisis. If you are not an SR fan, this book will make you long to be a "Habu". Overall I enjoyed this book, although some of the tales of Air Force days of old could have been left out. Good work Colonel!
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My fascination with the SR-71 first began when President Johnson announced the presence of Lockheed's YF-12 on 29 February 1964. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aft bypass doors, forward bypass doors, pitch steering bar, air refueling tracks, bleed schedule, mobile crew, temp devs, temp dews, pace chase, lead tanker, simulator missions, restart switch, orange flight suits, operational sortie, crew force, fuel curve, intelligence sensors, pressure suit, bingo fuel, mobile car, training sorties, pitch wheel, drag chute, tanker crews, restart cycle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel, The Untold Story, Wing Commander, United States, Joe Kinego, Barents Sea, Skunk Works, Rod Dyckman, Tiger Drink, Tom Alison, Guidance Group, Kelly Johnson, Tower Officer, Ben Rich, Don Emmons, Frank Stampf, Persian Gulf, Black World, Diego Garcia, General Welch, Lee Shelton, North Korea, Baltic Sea, Base Operations New!
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My fascination with the SR-71 first began when President Johnson announced the presence of Lockheed's YF-12 on 29 February 1964. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aft bypass doors, forward bypass doors, pitch steering bar, air refueling tracks, bleed schedule, mobile crew, temp devs, temp dews, pace chase, lead tanker, simulator missions, restart switch, orange flight suits, operational sortie, crew force, fuel curve, intelligence sensors, pressure suit, bingo fuel, mobile car, training sorties, pitch wheel, drag chute, tanker crews, restart cycle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel, The Untold Story, Wing Commander, United States, Joe Kinego, Barents Sea, Skunk Works, Rod Dyckman, Tiger Drink, Tom Alison, Guidance Group, Kelly Johnson, Tower Officer, Ben Rich, Don Emmons, Frank Stampf, Persian Gulf, Black World, Diego Garcia, General Welch, Lee Shelton, North Korea, Baltic Sea, Base Operations New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed by Ben R. Rich on 4 pages
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