![]() ![]() That ripped the right gear out off the aircraft, left gear had broken and the aircraft went belly-down. He hit the overrun barrier concrete lip that rose above the runway 2-3 inches. The grinding of mag rims lit up very bright. He blew all the tires on the right landing gear. On the second attempt there were severe crosswinds (looked like an airshow with all the bobbing and weaving) with no drag chute he put down and it was very HARD landing. The aircraft did several laps around the flag pole and everybody saw the flat tire. The drag chute deployed, so everything is ok "NOT". Watched with my very eyes A/C 978 tried to land while Typhoon Rita was offshore. I was TDY to the OL8, I believe it was July of 73. I worked in the Hydraulic shop for four years. "Eagles may soar, but weasels do not get sucked into jet engines." October 4, 2013: Updated the D-21 Drone Locations list. November 5, 2013: Updated the SR-71 and Forerunners Locations list. Here are the Latest Additions to The SR-71 Blackbirds Web Site:ĭecember 7, 2014: Updated the SR-71 Blackbird Speed and Altitude Records page with corrections from Pat Bledsoe himself. Pages of the "SR-71 Blackbirds" Web Site: Will be on the original web page you are viewing now. The nineteenth year group is 2015 - THIS PAGEĪll current Guest book entries received in the year 2015.The first year group starts in 1996 and includes the year 1997.To expedite your Browser loading, I have divided the "Guestīook" Entries into Chronological year groups by dates the e-mail was The original web page (the one you are on now) had grown to over 3 Megs "SR-71 Alma Mater and Recollections of the Past" There are T wenty total web pages that comprise the Program and wish to share something with others, please feel free to make anĪdditionally, if you feel you qualify to join theīlackbird Association see the link at the bottom of this page or click If you have been associated with the Blackbird Personnel, Lockheed Technical Support, Physiological Support Division (PSD)Īnd a vast array of top notch people that expended that extra effort to ensure Include but are not limited to KC-135Q Refueling Support, Air TrafficĬontrollers, Security Policemen, Base Fire Suppression Support, Medical Variety of specialties in the US Air Force and civilian industry. Have never flown had it not been for the expertise of personnel in a wide With the program through support operations. Personnel that have either worked on the SR-71 or have been closely associated I have been requested to include recollections from various David Allison (on behalf of Leland Haynes and family All of Leland's rules below will be followed to the letter. I have created a new submission site, in the same format and with the same rules as the one created by Leland. Since he passed away, there have been no postings to the Guestbook/Alma Mater page, because all submissions went to his personal email address, to which I had no access.Īt the request of many people in the Blackbird Community, I am resuming the Alma Mater page. I was honored that he and his family asked that I continue keeping this web site going after he passed. Leland Haynes passed away on November 26, 2010. SR-71 Alma-Mater and Recollections of the Past 2015 SR-71 ![]()
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