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on a Secret Operational Mission

By Col. Richard A. Graham

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About the Author

A veteran of fifteen years of assignments with the SR-71, Colonel Graham is uniquely qualified to tell the Blackbird's story. He was named Sr071 Squadron commander of the 1st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron in January, 1981, and was instructor, pilot, and chief of the evaluation division. With more than 4, 600 hours flying time in the SR-71 as Command Pilot, he has a wealth of information to impart, and has been awarded the Legion of Merit.

Reviews

"Pacific Flyer, "August 2008
"For anyone who has ever wondered what it's like to fly the SR-71 on a secret Mach 3 reconnaissance mission, "Flying the SR-71 Blackbird" has the answer. Retired SR-71 pilot and squadron leader Graham takes readers along on an operational mission that only a few Air Force pilots have ever experienced...Graham offers a rare cockpit perspective on how regular Air Force pilots and navigators transformed themselves into SR-71 Blackbird cres, turning their unique avation talents to account in an unprecedented way. Arguably the world's foremost expert on piloting the Blackbird, Graham details, as no one else could, what an SR-71 mission entails, from donning a pressure suit to returning to base.."."Flying the SR-71 Blackbird"" is the ultimate play-by-play journey into what is involved in an operational mission of one of aviation history's most prized, and top secret, aircraft."