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The original story doesn't pass the smell test, but it's fun and hard to disprove. Sled Driver is a great book for anyone looking for something to read. Physi
by meowster 2y ago
The original story doesn't pass the smell test, but it's fun and hard to disprove.
Sled Driver is a great book for anyone looking for something to read. Physical copies sell for the hundreds of dollars, but there is a PDF floating on the high seas.
- meowster 2y agoThe volatility of voting on my comment seems like an explanation is deserved: Here's a different SR-71 pilot saying it's probably not true: https://old.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/xis19w/reddits_beloved_sr71_speed_check_story_is/ https://old.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/xis19w/reddits_be... There was another thread that had a larger discussion as to additional holes in the story, but Google is not as good as it once was.