The 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.

The 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.