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Originally Posted by Baronsmokes
George Morgan and Al Joersz.
Al who is now retired is a hometown boy.
In 1976 Al set the speed in SR71.
2,193.2 miles per hour.
Faster than a bullit.
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I think they might have broke the record over Libya back in the day (80's). They were outrunning a SAM over Libya during a photo recon. Habu (SR71) hit Mach 3+ with the throttles firewalled. I had the pleasure of seeing that aircraft overhead while on Okinawa and tracking him on scope once. If you don't pick him up on the first sweep, he won't be there on the second.
The Japanese and the Air Force jockeys at Kadena called the SR-71 Habu...because it was black and quick, just like the snake.
